This geocache was placed with the intention of being found for the DLA Mega Event on August 19th, 2023.
School Of Fish
Pink Snapper
Pink snapper or Australasian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) or silver seabream is a species of porgie found in coastal waters of Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and New Zealand.
It is a valuable commercial species and is prized by recreational fishers for its delicious taste. Despite its name, it actually belongs to the sea bream family (Sparidae). It’s related to species such as black bream and tarwhine rather than species in the true snapper family (the Lutjanidae).
The top half of its body and its top, tail and side fins are pink. The bottom fins range from pale pink to creamy white. It has blue spots on the upper body.
In several ‘bioregions’ (biological regions), pink snapper is an ‘indicator species’ meaning its stock status is used to indicate the status of other demersal (bottom-dwelling) species.
Pink snapper grow to more than one metre and 10 kg. They grow relatively slowly, so stocks (populations) take a long time to recover from overfishing.
Pink snapper form spawning ‘aggregations’ (groups), which are often found in the same few locations each year. During spawning eggs and sperm are released into the water and fertilisation takes place externally.