The Crimson Snapper (Small Mouth Nannygai) has a deep oval elongate body, something similar to the Red Emperor which it is often confused with. The colouration is a beautiful bright scarlet. The large Mouth Nannygai lacks the darker shades of the Red Emperor, also the Large Mouth Nannygai develops a black saddle over its tail base, the Red Emperor never does. The Small Mouth Nannygai is similar but a distinguishable by its much smaller mouth.

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Golden Snapper (Fingermark) have a typical sea perch shape with the strong jaws of its relative the Mangrove Jack. The Golden Snapper as its name suggests is quite often a deep golden colour, with spotted scales and a large dusky to reddish block (or fingermark) on the back upper half of its body. Juveniles are often confused with the Moses Perch which has a finger type mark on its back as well however a different species.

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The Saddletail Snapper (Large Mouth Nannygai) has a deep oval elongate body, something similar to the Red Emperor which it is often confused with. The colouration is a beautiful bright scarlet. The large Mouth Nannygai lacks the darker shades of the Red Emperor, also the Large Mouth Nannygai develops a black saddle over its tail base, the Red Emperor never does. The Small Mouth Nannygai is similar but a distinguishable by its much smaller mouth.

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Tailor has an elongated body shape with relatively large mouth, full of small very sharp teeth. Tailor can be a dark blue green on the back, silver on the flanks through to a silver-white belly

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Blue Threadfin on their head and along their back often have a blue to dark coloration, flowing down to a silver side and silvery white belly. As with all threadfins, they have long thread like filaments extending from in front of their low pectoral fins. Blue Salmon have only 3-4 shorter filaments compared to the King Threadfin that have 5 long filaments.

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The King Threadfin usually have five long filaments below the pectoral (side) fin. Their body is without spots and stripes, and the second spine of dorsal fin is more robust. Lower tip of 7th proximal pterygiophore of 1st dorsal fin is directed backward.

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The native Mozambique tilapia is laterally compressed, and has a deep body with long dorsal fins, the front part of which have spines. Native coloration is a dull greenish or yellowish, and there may be weak banding.

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The native Mozambique tilapia is laterally compressed, and has a deep body with long dorsal fins, the front part of which have spines. Native coloration is a dull greenish or yellowish, and there may be weak banding.

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The native Mozambique tilapia is laterally compressed, and has a deep body with long dorsal fins, the front part of which have spines. Native coloration is a dull greenish or yellowish, and there may be weak banding.

Album: Fish Identification

Categories: Animals

Album: Fish Identification

Categories: Animals