Body deep, compressed; dorsal fin long based; scales covering space between the eyes; jaws with peg-like teeth at the front and molars at the rear. Adults develop a hump-headed appearance with age. Silvery-pink to pinkish-red with small bright blue spots.

Note: This species was previously known as Pagrus auratus some places including the Tasmanian Governments sites are still listing it as this

At a glance

Habitat Widespread on rocky reefs in bays and along the coast, in depths of up to 200m
Size Can grow to around 1.3m
Origin Native
Distribution New Zealand and Australia including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
New Zealand and Australia including around Tasmania
Habitat
Widespread on rocky reefs in bays and along the coast, in depths of up to 200m
Size
Can grow to around 1.3m
Common Name Snapper
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderPercoidei
FamilySparidae
GenusChrysophrys
SpeciesChrysophrys auratus
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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