Scientific Name
Paracaesio caerulea
Common Name
Japanese snapper
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Eye large. Snout short, about equal to, or shorter than eye diameter. Interorbital space convex. Pectoral fins long reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Back and sides blue becoming whitish or silvery ventrally; the dorsal and caudal fins pale yellow; the other fins whitish or translucent.