SEALIFE EXPEDITION
Saltwater Fish Species
Pinjalo snapper
Family: Lutjanidae

Scientific name:
Pinjalo pinjalo (Bleeker)

Local name:
Jenjalu

Distribution:
Moderate shallow waters to about 100m depth

Size commonly caught:
30-40cm total length

Notes:

Body of fish deep and compressed with an oblique small mouth. Eye at mid-level of head behind tip of snout. Dorsal fin of fish has a dark margin. Sold fresh.
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