Scientific Name
Paracaesio sordida
Common Name
Dirty ordure snapper
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9-10;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Eye large; snout short, about equal to, or shorter than eye diameter. Interorbital space convex. Upper and lower jaws about equal. Maxilla without scales. Pectoral fins long, reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Overall dark purplish-brown to bluish; silvery or whitish on lower sides and belly; dorsal and caudal fins brownish to slightly yellowish, the other fins whitish to translucent. Juveniles have a yellow to orange caudal fin (Ref. 48635).