Blackfin Snapper
Lutjanus buccanella
(1: Harold's Hotel, Roatan / 2: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 3 CoCo View Wall, Roatan)
Juveniles are lighter, but still have yellow tails. (The striped fish below are juvenile French grunts.) (1: CoCo View Wall, Roatan)
Cubera Snapper
Lutjanus cyanopterus
(1,5: CoCo View Wall, Roatan / 2,4,7: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 3: First Bight, Roatan / 6,8: CoCo View Resort, Roatan)
Mahogany Snapper
Lutjanus mahogoni
(1,3-5: CoCo View Wall, Roatan / 2,7: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 6,8: CoCo View Resort, Roatan)
Often found in mixed schools with grunts.
Mutton Snapper
Lutjanus analis
(1: Mr. Bud, Roatan / 2: Two Tall Two Small, Roatan / 3-5,8: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 6-7: CoCo View Wall, Roatan)
Schoolmaster
Lutjanus apodus
(1-2: Tulio's Reef, Roatan / 3-5,7-8: CoCo View Wall, Roatan / 6: Minagerheas, Roatan)
Juveniles have more obvious stripes:
(1: First Bight, Roatan / 2: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 3: Calvin's Crack, Roatan)
Yellowtail Snapper
Ocyurus chrysurus
(1: Minagerheas, Roatan / 2,4: CoCo View Wall, Roatan / 3,6,8: Calvin's Crack, Roatan / 5: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 7: Forty Foot Point, Roatan)
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