DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

ZOOGEOGRAPHY

ECOLOGY

BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR

VALUE OF FISH RESOURCES

CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

DANGEROUS MARINE FISHES

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

BIBLIOGRAPHY

SPECIES INDEX

CHAMORRO NAMES

LUTJANIDAE (SNAPPERS)

The snappers are a large and diverse group of robust-bodied, carnivorous fishes.  Most species possess relatively large mouths with stout canine teeth and bodies covered with relatively large, coarse scales.  At least 22 species occur in the Marianas.  Species of Aprion, Aphareus, Lutjanus, and Macolor inhabit shallow to moderately deep reefs; those of Etelis and Pristipomoides are confined to depths of 90 to 360 m or more and form the basis of a deep handline fishery.  Large individuals of some of the shallow-water species are frequently ciguatoxic.

Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål)
Lutjanus fulvus (Schneider)
Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskål)
Macolor niger (Forsskål)
Aprion virescens Valenciennes
Aphareus furca (Lacepède)
Aphareus rutilans Cuvier
Pristipomoides auricilla (Jordan, Evermann & Tanaka)
Pristipomoides flavipinnis Shinohara
Pristipomoides filamentosus (Valenciennes)
Pristipomoides amoenus (Synder)
Pristipomoides zonatus (Valenciennes)
Etelis carbunculus Cuvier
Etelis coruscans Valenciennes