414:. The best way to distinguish between the two species is the dog snapper has a lighter triangle of color with a blue band under the eye and large, and sharp fangs in the front (canines), hence its common name. These fangs can deliver a painful bite, even in a small fish. The mangrove snapper feeds mostly on small fishes, crustaceans (such as crabs and shrimp), cephalopods, gastropods, polychaete worms and some planktonic items (including copepods and amphipods). It was also observed as systematically waiting under a maternal colony of
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