Striped Snapper
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OSTEICHTHYES: PERCIFORMES: CAESIONIDAE: Symphorichthys

Symphorichthys spilurus Author and date

Blue and Gold Stripped Snapper

Photo by Dr. Robert Sprackland.

 

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Description: A yellow fish with 7 to 9 thin bright neon blue stripes and a large blue-ringed spot at the base of the tail. Grows to 500 mm.

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