Lutjanus rufolineatus

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Description
This fish specimen was found off the shore of Papua New Guinea. It was originally classified as "Mesoprion flavirosea", but has been reclassified as "Lutjanus rufolineatus" Otherwise known as the Common Snapper. This particular specimen appears to be a juvenile.
Subphylum
Vertebrata
Order
Perciformes
Class
Osteichtyes
Taxonomic classification
Lutjanus rufolineatus
Common name
Common Snapper
Classification type status
Reclassified Type
Department
Natural Science/Zoology
Collection
Fishes/Biodiversity
Accession date
13 Nov 1911
Accession no
I101
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Original datasets and images provided by Queensland Museum, http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/ and licensed for re-use under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY) license. Please note, this record has been adapted for use by Vernon Systems and may not accurately reflect the original record or the collection item it documents.

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