Image Bank - Fishes
Pink Snapper
Reference |
IB3406 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Breams - SPARIDAE |
Common Name |
Pink Snapper |
Scientific Name |
Pagrus auratus |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
The Snapper can reach up to 1.3 m in length and is found, often in large schools, over reefs and rocky bottoms around the southern two-thirds of Australia, down to at least 100 m. Large adults develop a hump on the forehead and sometimes a large lump on the snout. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |