Scientific Name
Lutjanus decussatus
Common Name
Checkered snapper
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13-14;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8 - 9. Dorsal profile of head moderately sloped. Preorbital bone usually about equal to eye diameter or slightly narrower. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Trunk with a `checker-board' pattern on upper half of sides. Generally pink to whitish, with a silvery sheen on breast and side of head.