Checkered snapper

Has a mesh-like pattern on its back.

Scientific name	Lutjanus decussatus
English name	Checkered snapper
Japanese name	網目笛鯛
Classification	Actinopterygii
Classification details	Perciformes Lutjanidae
Full length	about 40cm
Distribution	Warm waters of the Pacific Ocean.

Characteristics

Snapper with a brown mesh pattern on its back. The shape of the mesh is a long rectangle. The body color is white, pale brown, or pink, and there are reddish-brown horizontal streaks on the belly. There is a black spot at the base of the caudal fin.

Ecology

Inhabits shallow coral reefs and reefs in warm waters. It preys on small crustaceans.

Habitat

Ishigaki Island

I took a picture of him swimming alone in a coral reef. It was swimming along the coral reef, and the mesh pattern was conspicuous. When I got a little closer, it folded its fins and swam away.