Snapper skull

Snapper skull

The Sparidae family refers to the phylum Chordata, suborder Vertebrates, order Perciformes, suborder Percoidei, and order Perciformes. The appearance of undergraduate fish is similar to that of the family Cichlidae or the family Percoidei, but the body size of the snapper is higher and more flattened; The incisors, canine teeth, and molars on both sides of the upper and lower jaws are relatively developed. The body is elliptical or oval in shape, with a large head and a higher front half. The back edge is curved, and the abdominal edge is relatively flat. As an important economic fish species along the coast of our country, it belongs to advanced edible fish. Likes to forage in small groups. Omnivorous, mainly feeding on benthic crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms, or seaweed, occasionally preying on small fish. Androgynous and capable of sexual transformation.