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  • Fiveline Snapper, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Bernat Garrigós, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Fiveline Snapper, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Ian Shaw, all rights reserved

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    (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Kelly-Anne Masterman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Fiveline Snapper

Lutjanus quinquelineatus

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Lutjanus quinquelineatus, the five-lined snapper or blue-striped snapper, is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of coral reefs being found at depths from 2 to 40 m (6.6 to 131.2 ft). This species can reach 38 cm (15 in) in TL, though most do not exceed 30 cm (12 in). It is a commercially important species and is also sought after as a game fish. It can also be found...

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