Scientific Name
Lutjanus quinquelineatus
Common Name
Five-lined snapper
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13-15;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Dorsal profile of head steeply sloped. Preorbital width usually less than eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob well developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally bright yellow, including fins, with a series of blue stripes on the side. A round black spot, about the size of the eye or larger, is below the anterior most soft dorsal rays, touching the lateral line but mostly above it.