Paracaesio brevidentata

Osteichthyes Lutjanidae Genus Paracaesio Paracaesio brevidentata
Smallmouth snapper
25.3 cm TL
Characteristic features:
Colour:

Dark purplish brown or greyish pink.

Size:

Up to 25 cm TL.

Distribution:

Known by one specimen from Bali.

Habitat:

Probably on deep rocky reefs.

Biology:

Probably feeds on planktonic organisms. Little is know about the biology or ecology of this species.

Indonesian fisheries:

Unknown.

Similar species:

Paracaesio sordida
Smallscale snapper

Paracaesio sordida

Paracaesio sordida differ in having a scaleless maxilla (vs. scaly); a much larger mouth with small teeth (vs. smaller mouth with minute villiform teeth) and a larger caudal fin (vs. smaller).

to Paracaesio sordida

Caesionidae
Fusiliers

Paracaesio brevidentata are difficult to distinguish from Caesionidae.