The
sailfin snapper (
Symphorichthys spilurus) is a species of marine
ray-finned fish in the snapper family,
Lutjanidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, at depths between 5 and 60 metres (16 and 197 feet). It lives in areas of sand near to reefs in lagoons and over outer reefs. The sailfin snapper is targeted in mixed-species fisheries throughout its range, being caught predominantly using
handlines and
bottom trawling. The juveniles appear in the
aquarium trade. This sailfin snapper was photographed in
Wilhelma, a zoological–botanical garden in
Stuttgart, Germany.
Photograph credit: H. Zell