They have a distinctive blue horizontal streak below their eyes, that provides a facile identification, that fades quickly after collection. Larger adults are two-toned, rosy-red in the front and yellow in the back. The Yellow Snapper has a moderately oblong body with an overall yellow coloration that is more prominent in the tail and lower part of the body. Globally, there are sixty-seven species in the genus Lutjanus, of which nineteen are found in Mexican waters, ten in the Atlantic and nine in the Pacific Ocean. The Yellow Snapper, Lutjanus argentiventris, is a member of the Snapper or Lutjanidae Family, that is also known as the Amarillo Snapper and in Mexico as pargo amarillo. Photograph and identification courtesy of Matt Levey, Santa Cruz, California. Yellow Snapper, Lutjanus argentiventris. Underwater photograph taken in coastal waters off Punta Lobos, Isla Coronados, Baja California Sur, June 2001. Photographs courtesy of Ron Woheau, Zihuatanejo. Yellow Snapper, Lutjanus argentiventris. Underwater photographs taken in Zihuatanejo Bay, Guerrero, March 2018. In the photo above it appears this fish taped out at just under 74 cm (29.0 inches), however it was weighed at 6.7 kg (14 lbs 12 oz)! Note: the current world records for this fish are 76 cm (29.9 inches) and 5.44 kg (12 lbs 0 oz). Photograph and idenatification courtesy of Greg Pilkington, High Spirited Adventures, Puerto Vallarta. Fish caught from coastal waters off Vedanta, Nuevo Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, December 2020 aboard TOPLESS II. Catch, photograph and identification courtesy of Barry Mastro, Escondido, California. Fish caught from coastal waters off Agua Verde, Baja California Sur, March 2020. Catch, photograph and identification courtesy of Chris Wheaton, Fullerton, California. Fish caught from coastal waters off Loreto, Baja California Sur, August 2014. Catch, photograph and identification courtesy of Chip Shapley, Los Barriles. Yellow Snapper, Lutjanus argentiventris. Fish caught from coastal waters off Los Barriles, Baja California Sur, November 2021. Yellow Snapper, Lutjanus argentiventris. Fish caught from coastal waters off Cabo Real, Baja California Sur, April 2012. Yellow Snapper, Lutjanus argentiventris. Fish caught from coastal waters off Cabo Real, Baja California Sur, March 2018. Catch, photograph and identification courtesy of Bart, The Netherlands ( ). Fish caught from coastal waters off Mazatlán, Sinaloa, October 2021. A most unusual dark colored fish, found in abundance within Magdalena Bay and known locally as Pargo Rojo (i.e. Fish caught from coastal waters off Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos, Baja California Sur, October 2016. A “ catch and release.” Catch, photograph and identification courtesy of Ben Cantrell, San Diego, California. Fish caught from a kayak within coastal waters off San Felipe, Baja California, April 2018. Benjamin Victor, Yellow Snapper, Lutjanus argentiventris, Juvenile. Photograph courtesy of Ron Woheau, Zihuatanejo. Underwater photograph taken in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, March 2014. Yellow Snapper, Lutjanus argentiventris, Juvenile.
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