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)

Aphareus rutilans (Cuvier)
(Silvermouth, Lehi)
SL: to 70 cm; Wt: to 12 kg (photo: 40.4 cm SL, Guam)

The Lehi is strictly a deep-dwelling species, inhabiting outer reef slopes from depths of approximately 100 to 330 m.  Its deep-dwelling habits render it ciguatera-free, and it forms a valuable part of Guam’s bottomfish fishery.

INDO-PACIFIC: Red Sea to Mangareva and Hawaii, n. to the Ryukyus and the Bonins, s. to New Caledonia.