Family: Lutjanidae
Scientific name: Lutjanusjohni (Bloch)
Local name: Jenahak
Distribution: Estuarine waters and shallow coastal waters to about 80m depth
Size commonly caught: 20-50cm total length
Notes:
Colour of body bronze with a tinge of silvery-green. Has scales with distinct dark spots which form a series of horizontal dark streaks along its body. Juveniles have a large black blotch between lateral line and soft parts of dorsal fin. A popular food fish as well as for cage marinculture. Sold fresh. |
