Scientific Name
Lutjanus viridis
Common Name
Blue and gold snapper
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 14-15;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Preopercular notch and knob strong. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally bright yellow, with 5 black-edged bluish-white stripes on the sides; the belly whitish with narrow gray lines; the fins mainly yellow.