![]() ![]() Lane snapper are generally caught on hook and line, and are considered to be more aggressive and easier to catch than other snappers, as they tend to be less wary of hooks and lines. Larger specimens can be found in somewhat deeper waters, but are typically less plentiful. Lane snapper are more typically caught in shallower (20-60 ft) waters than many other snappers, most commonly yellowtail snapper and mangrove snapper. Like other species of snappers, it is prized for its tasty, white meat. It feeds on the bottom, taking crustaceans, mollusks, and smaller fish. ![]() The lane snapper spawns March through September it is sexually mature at 6 in (15 cm). Lane Snapper can reach a length of 60 cm (24 in), though most do not exceed 25 cm (9.8 in). It occurs at depths from 10 to 400 m, most frequently between 21 and 70 m. It can be found in a wide range of habitats, though it prefers coral reefs and sandy areas with plentiful vegetation. The lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris, is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The outer margin of the caudal fin is blackish. They have a diffuse black spot, about as large as the eye, and the dorsal fin is centered above the lateral line. Lane Snapper are a silvery-pink to reddish color with short, irregular pink and yellow lines on its sides. Not marketed in the United States it is a common fish in the Caribbean. A good pan frying snapper this fish is often used by chefs in bouillabaisse. Found in the South Florida waters all the way to Brazil this snapper has a rosy red color with yellow longitudinal lines along its sides and red fins with the dorsal fin containing orange. The western Atlantic Ocean is home to the mahogany snapper.Lane SnapperĪ very small member of the snapper family this snapper seldom exceed a pound. The average length of the mahogany snapper is 15 inches (38cm), and its maximum length is 19 inches (1.3kg). Mahogany snapper eats small bottom fishes like grunts. Their backs and upper sides range from gray to dark olive. It is a member of either the Snapper family or Lutjanidae and is also known as Pargo in Mexico. Lutjanus mahogany is the Mahogany Snapper.
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