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    (c) H.T.Cheng, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Pradip Patade, all rights reserved

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    (c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Chien Lee, all rights reserved

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    (c) Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) H.T.Cheng, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Golden Snapper

Lutjanus johnii

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Fish

About

Lutjanus johnii, commonly known as John's snapper or golden snapper, is a marine fish native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, from East Africa to Fiji and Australia. In Queensland, Northern Territory and other parts of Australia it is perhaps known more commonly as Fingermark bream, and is arguably one of the best estuary eating fish. The former name ('Golden snapper') is generally used when the fish is in much larger sizes, with juveniles and...

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