(Red snout emperor)
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 5 - 30 m . Tropical; 29°N - 8°S
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed;
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Body color is olive gray or tan, often with scattered irregular black blotches. The head is brown or olive with an indistinct reddish band on the snout. The base of the pectoral fin, the upper edge of the operculum and sometimes the posterior edge of the preoperculum are red. Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Full article at FishBaseLeast Concern (LC); Date assessed:10 March 2015 (FishBase)
GATATCGGCACCCTTTATTTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCTGGCATAGTAGGGACAGCCCTAAGCCTACTTATCCGAGCAGAACTTAGCCAACCTGGGGCACTCCTGGGAGATGACCAGATTTATAACGTCATCGTCACAGCACACGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCTATCATAATTGGAGGCTTCGGAAACTGGCTCATCCCCCTAATGATCGGGGCCCCCGATATAGCATTCCCTCGAATGAATAACATGAGCTTTTGACTCCTGCCCCCTTCCTTTCTCCTTCTCCTTGCGTCCTCAGGCGTAGAAGCTGGAGCGGGAACTGGGTGAACAGTTTACCCCCCGTTGGCAGGCAATCTCGCCCATGCAGGTGCATCTGTAGACCTCACAATCTTTTCTCTCCACTTAGCAGGGGTCTCCTCAATTCTTGGGGCCATCAACTTCATCACAACGATTATCAATATGAAACCTCCAGCTATCTCTCAGTATCAAACACCACTGTTCGTATGAGCTGTTCTAATTACTGCCGTGCTTCTTCTCCTATCTCTGCCAGTCCTTGCCGCCGGAATTACAATGCTTCTGACAGACCGAAATCTGAATACCACCTTTTTTGATCCCGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATCCTTTACCAACACCTCTGCTGATTCTTC