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The Schoolmaster fish belongs to the Lutjanidae fish. They reach a maximum of 61 cm long and 3.6 kg in weight, but are normally in the 30 cm to 35 cm range. It has a lifespan of 19 years. Its spawning and fishing season depends on the location.
Schoolmaster have a robust, slightly compressed body, moderately deep, with a pointed head. The greatest depth is more than a third of its standard length. The head is broad, as long as the depth of the body; the profile is straight from the muzzle to the nape of the neck, then regularly arched to the tail. Their triangular snout is long and pointed, with a large mouth. The notch and the pre-seal button are small. One of the upper pairs of canines is significantly larger than the anterior teeth of the lower jaw, visible when the mouth is closed. Vomer and the palatins both have teeth. There are no teeth on ectopterygoids. In addition to an anchor-shaped dental patch on the vomer with a median posterior extension, 5 to 7 gills at the first plantar arch of the upper limb and 11 to 15 lower limbs, totalling 17 to 22. The color is olive grey to brownish on the back and upper sides, with a yellow to reddish tinge around the head. The lower sides and belly are lighter; no dark lateral spots under the front of the soft dorsal fin. There are 8 narrow, pale vertical bars on the side of the body that may be pale or absent in large adults. A solid or broken blue line extends over the head under the eyes and may disappear with growth. From the up
The Schoolmaster fish lifestyle
It feeds mainly on other fish, octopuses, worms, crabs, amphipods, squid and various types of gastropods and cephalopods. They feed mainly at night, preferring to rest during the day.
Schoolmaster snappers are gonochorists, they exist as distinct males and females. They reproduce almost all year round with a peak from July to August. They reproduce in coastal and oceanic habitats off Jamaica in February-June and August-November; mature males and females are also present in September. They breed from April to June off Cuba. The schoolmaster fish reproduce in open water, with male and female fish releasing their gametes simultaneously. The fertilized eggs then settled to the bottom where they are not kept by the parents until they hatch.
The Schoolmaster fish habitat
The schoolmaster snapper occurs in the coastal areas of the Bahamas, Florida and the Caribbean. It lives in shallow, clear and warm coastal waters on coral reefs, sand with plants and mud in mangrove areas or other types of bottom associated with reefs.
The Schoolmaster fish angling
The schoolmaster is an excellent fighter and can be fished on shrimp, cut mullet, cut ballyhoo, lobster and anchovies. For the most fun, use lightweight equipment, wrestlers fight with vigor and considerable resistance. It's a pretty good game fish and it's a good food fish. They fished mainly with beach seines, gillnets, traps and hand lines.
