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lane snapper

Posted February 3rd, 2010 by MartinDick

To me, this looks like a combination of a juvenile and adult lane snapper. Am I, therefore, right in calling it a lane snapper intermediate?

Molasses Reef, Key Largo, Florida. February 2, 2010, 32 feet, 75 degrees Fahrenheit

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LANE SNAPPER, INTERMEDIATE, 72ppi.jpg
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Could be adult.

On February 3rd, 2010 livi120 says:

Seen plenty of adult lane snappers displaying their stripes. I don't think they are an indication on maturity. Perhaps the length of the fish is a better indicator. Adults are about 10 - 15 in.

Thank you.

On February 6th, 2010 MartinDick says:

Thank you.

But it has all those stripes

On February 3rd, 2010 MartinDick says:

But it has all those stripes

I'd call it an adult

On February 3rd, 2010 DiverDave says:

There can be some variations, so even though it has some red tint in the tail margin, I'd still call it an adult.