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| Taxonomy Name | Lutjanus decussatus |
| Class | Osteichthyes |
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| Genus | Lutjanus |
| Family | Lutjanidae |
| DOF Valid Name | Merah ketambak |
| Common Name | Checkered seaperch, Cross-banded snapper, Snapper |
| Fish Base Name | Checkered snapper |
| Local Name | Jenahak, Jenahak temerah, Ketambak, Kunyit, Kunyit-kunyit, Mentimun, Tembota, Timun-timun |
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| Body Color | Generally pink to whitish, with a silvery sheen on breast and side of head. Trunk with a 'checker-broad' pattern on upper half of sides. Horizontal stripes brown 5-6. Caudal fin base with large black spot |
| Spesific Description | Body oblong and compressed. Snout pointed. Moderate terminal mouth.Small villliform teeth in both jaws with an outer series of enlarged canine teeth. A pair of canine teeth at anterior part of jaw. Preopercular margin serrated, with poorly developed notch at lower angle. Lateral line running parallel to dorsal profile. Body silvery with 5 dark red longitudinal bands along body from head to caudal peduncle and about 5 dark red vertical bars from dorsal profile to 3rd dark red longitudinal band. Dorsal and caudal fins slightly reddish. Other fins yellowish. Dept range 2-35 m |
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