Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. The snout is relatively short and pointed. Anterior teeth in upper jaw enlarged, canine-like. Interorbital space convex. Dorsal and anal fin bases without scales. Pectoral fins long reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. The back and upper sides violet or dark brown becoming lighter ventrally. Juveniles are mainly blue in color.

Common Names

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Sort snapper , Danish , Denmark

Black snapper , English , Bahamas

Black snapper , English , Barbados

Black Snapper , English , Cuba

Black snapper , English , Puerto Rico

Black snapper , English , USA

Black snapper , English , Global

Vivaneau noir , French , Global

黑丝鳍笛鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黑絲鰭笛鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Arnillo , Spanish , Cuba

Chillo prieto , Spanish , Dominican Rp

Chopa negra , Spanish , Puerto Rico

Pargo lamparita , Spanish , Mexico

Pargo mulato , Spanish , Cuba

Pargo mulato , Spanish , Spain

Pargo mulato , Spanish , Venezuela

Black snapper , Swedish , Sweden

Svart snapper , Swedish , Sweden

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Lutjanidae

Genus: Apsilus

Species: Apsilus dentatus Guichenot, 1853

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Central Atlantic: West Indies, Florida Keys, western Gulf of Mexico, western Caribbean (off Belize), probably more widespread in Caribbean (Anderson, pers. comm.).

Biology

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Adults inhabit mainly rocky bottoms. Young sometimes found near the surface. Feed on fishes and benthic organisms, including cephalopods and tunicates. Flesh of good quality; marketed fresh and frozen.

Habitat

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associated