SNAPPER saddletail [ Lutjanus malabaricus ]

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.