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juvenile. Macolor macularis has a moderately deep body with a rather convex forehead with a large mouth. The preoperculum has a deep incision on its lower margin. There is a row of conical teeth in the jaws, the ones in the front are enlarged and there are bands of bristle-like teeth on sides of upper jaw and front of lower jaw inside the outer row.
Macolor snappers are medium-sized with a relatively deep, oblong body. They have quite a large mouth which can be ptrotracted. Each jaw has an outer band of conical teeth which are enlarged into canine-like teeth at the front, on the inside of these are bands of bristle-like teeth, at the side in the upper jaw and set anteriorly in the lower jaw.
This is the largest species of snapper, [6] reaching a maximum total length of 170 cm (67 in) and a greatest published weight of 35.7 kg (79 lb). [2] The overall colour varies from dark to pale red, shading to silver on the abdomen. Juveniles and the majority of adults are marked with 8-9 vertical bars on the upper flanks.
The first minimum size limit was introduced in 1984, after a 1981 report described quickly declining harvests (both commercial and recreational) [14] From 1985 to 1990, the annual recreational catch of red snapper was about 1.5 million. From 1991 to 2005, the catch was substantially higher, varying from year to year from 2.5 to 4.0 million.
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The mutton snapper is an important target species for recreational, commercial and artisanal fisheries. The flesh is considered to be of very high quality and commands high prices at markets throughout its range, especially the meat from the cheek and throat of the larger snappers which are regarded as gourmet foods.
The humpback red snapper catch in 2010 was estimated at 3,100 t (3,100 long tons; 3,400 short tons), of which 2,500 t (2,500 long tons; 2,800 short tons) are unreported. It is an important species for fisheries in Japan.
Lutjanus fulviflamma frequently forms large mixed species schools with the bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira) and the bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus) as adults. They are predators which feed on fishes and crustaceans. [2] Off eastern Africa and New Caledonia spawning takes place in the Spring and Summer from August to March. [6]