Gymnocranius euanus

Osteichthyes Lethrinidae Genus Gymnocranius Gymnocranius euanus
Japanese large-eye bream GMQ
Length unknown
Characteristic features:
Colour:

Silvery-white to grey; scales on back and sides with small spot at base; blue spots sometimes on snout and cheek; some random black scales on anterior half of body; fins mostly clear to reddish.

Size:

Up to 45 cm TL.

Distribution:

West Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Sand and rubble bottoms near coral reefs, from 15 to 50 m depth.

Biology:

Feeds primarily on bottom dwelling gastopod molluscs.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught mainly with bottom longlines and handlines.

Similar species:

Gymnocranius spp.

Gymnocranius frenatus
Gymnocranius frenatus

Gymnocranius species differ in having molars absent on sides of jaws, teeth usually villiform to conical (vs. molars presnt) and 5½ scale rows between lateral line and base of middle dorsal-fin spines (vs. 4½).

to Gymnocranius spp.
External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM