Species: Pristipomoides macrophthalmus, Cardinal snapper

dark pink above, C dark pink

roof mouth - tooth patch in V
Pristipomoides macrophthalmus (Muller & Troschel, 1848)
Cardinal snapper
Body a moderately deep elongate oval (depth at origin of dorsal fin 32-39% of SL), fusiform; flattened between eyes; mouth relatively large, top jaw moderately protrusible, slips under cheek bone for most of its length when mouth is closed; one or more rows of pointed conical teeth on jaws, with enlarged canines at front; teeth on front and sides of roof of mouth numerous, small and slender; center of roof of mouth with V shaped tooth patch; gill rakers 6-8+13-17; dorsal fin continuous, not notched between spiny and soft parts, X, 11; anal fin III, 8; last ray of dorsal and anal fins conspicuously longer than preceding rays, usually produced in a filament; pectorals long, about 2/3 head length, 15-17 rays; tail fin forked; scales medium-sized to small; body, cheek and operculum scaly; snout, below eye and both jaws scale-less; dorsal and anal fins scaleless; lateral line scales 54-57.
Dark pink, paler below; fins darker
Reaches 50 cm.
Nearbottom on soft and semi-hard bottoms.
Depth range: 100-611 m.
Bermuda to E Venzuela.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Mid Water
- Bottom + water column
- Near Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef and soft bottom
- Rocks
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Sand & gravel
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Mud
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Water column
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Bentho-Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Carnivore
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Bony fishes
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic
- Data
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Island (s)
- All species..
- Extends South of GC
- Continent
- GC non-endemic
- Continent + Island (s)
- Also in Brazil
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 50
- Depth Range Min
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- 100
- Depth Range Max
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- 611