Mahogany Snapper

The Mahogany Snapper has a slender, silvery body with a reddish hue and often a dark spot below the rear of its dorsal fin. The dorsal fin and tail are reddish, particularly at the edges. Juveniles are white, gray, or translucent, with yellowish fins.

This Snapper can be found alone or in small groups on the reef and in shallow, clear water. It feeds at night on small fishes, shrimp, crabs, and cephalopods. Spawning happens in late spring to early summer, when they release eggs that float in the open ocean and hatch into tiny larvae.