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Characteristics
Length
Up to 89 cm
Body shape
Streamlined
Care
Group
Missing
Smallest aquarium
14,885 liters
Diet
Missing

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Behavior
Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Swims
Missing
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Water values
Temperature
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pH
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Smallest tank
150 cm445 cm223 cm
14,885 liters445 × 223 × 150 cmBased on one fish
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Range
Native

Lives wild in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, and 27 more countries.

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More about the species

Description

Adults inhabit coastal as well as offshore waters around coral reefs, rocky areas, estuaries, mangrove areas, and sometimes in lower reaches of rivers (especially the young). They are found in fresh water in Florida. Often forming large aggregations. Feed mainly at night on small fishes, shrimps, crabs, gastropods, cephalopods and some planktonic items. Easily approached. Good food fish. Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten pan-fried, broiled, microwaved, and baked. Has been reared in captivity.

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Other scientific names

  • Anthias caballerote
  • Bodianus vivanet
  • Bodianus vivanetus
  • Labrus griseus
  • Lobotes emarginatus
  • Lutjanus caballerote

In other languages

  • Grå snapper
  • Grå snapper
  • Napsija
  • Black pargue, Black snapper, Gray silk, Gray snapper, Graysnapper, Lawyer, Mangrove pargue, Mangrove snapper, Pargue, Silk, Snapper
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Articles

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Fish that get along4 min read

Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.

How to set up a South American aquarium4 min read

Soft, acidic water, subdued light, sand, roots and fallen leaves: how to set up a biotope aquarium from the Amazon and the rivers around it.

How to set up a Central American aquarium5 min read

Hard, alkaline water, sand and rock: an aquarium from the rivers and lakes of Mexico and Central America, with cichlids and livebearers.

How to set up a North American aquarium5 min read

Streams and ponds in North America are often cool. How to set up an aquarium without a heater, with pygmy sunfish, shiners and darters.