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The Yellowtail snapper belongs to the Lutjanidae family. it reaches a maximum length of 85 cm for an average length of 45 cm. The maximum weight recorded is 4.1 kg. He has a life expectancy of 17 years. It can reproduce all year round. It can be fished from mid-June to mid-July.
The Yellowtail snapper has an oval body. A bright yellow median band runs from the upper lip to the caudal fin. It is very thin between the lip and the eye, thicker then to widen on the side of the caudal. It divides the sides into two distinct parts. The underside is silvery-white with narrow lines alternating reddish and yellow, sometimes not very visible. The upper part is blue to purple, covered with yellow spots regularly arranged. The dorsal and caudal fins are bright yellow. The caudal is very forked, the upper lobe being longer than the lower lobe. The pectoral, pelvic and anal fins are white. The pectoral muscles are long, ending at the anus level. The head, triangular and relatively small in size compared to the body, shows a slight advance of the lower lip compared to the upper. The mouth is large and has prominent canines.
The Yellowtail snapper lifestyle
The yellowtail snapper feeds mainly at night on plankton and benthic animals, including fish, crustaceans, worms, gastropods and cephalopods. Juveniles feed mainly on plankton.
Reproduction can take place throughout the year. However, peaks in breeding activity are observed at different times of the year depending on the location: in Cuban waters, spawning is frequent in April, and to a lesser extent in September; on the Abrolhos archipelago off Brazil, spawning occurs twice a year, mainly between September and October and between February and March. The eggs, planktonic, hatch after about 24 hours. Depending on scientific publications and geographical locations, the size of mature females varies from 25 to more than 31 cm. It is thought to be reached around the age of 2 years.
The Yellowtail snapper habitat
The Yellowtail snapper occurs in clear coastal waters between 1 and 180 m deep. But it is best found in depths between 10 and 70 m. It evolves in open water and near coral reefs, above sandy areas, solitary or in a small group, possibly associated with other species. Adults are inclined to stay in the same place for long periods of time.
It occurs along the western Atlantic coast from Massachusetts (United States) in the north to Sao Paulo in southern Brazil. It is also found in Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It is very common in the Bahamas, South Florida and the Caribbean. It has been reported in the eastern Atlantic, on the coasts of the Cape Verde Islands.
The Yellowtail snapper angling
It is fished with multiple gears including hooks, spears, traps and nets.
