Pygmy snapper
The pygmy snapper (Lutjanus maxweberi) is a species of ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean and is only known from fresh and brackish waters. Taxonomy The pygmy snapper was first formally described in 1921 by the Dutch ichthyologist Canna Maria Louise Popta with the type locality given as Muna Island off Sulawesi. Popta used the generic name Lutianus and spelt the specific name max weberi, these are now regarded as misspellings. The specific name honours the Dutch ichthyologist Max Weber who led the Siboga expedition on which the type was collected. Description The pygmy snapper has a relatively deep body which has a standard length that is 2.2 to 2.7 times as long as the body at its deepest point. It has a steeply sloped forehead, and the preopercular incision and knob are weakly developed. The vomerine teeth are arranged in a crescent shaped or triangular patch with no central rearwards extension and there are no teeth on the tongue. The dorsal fin has 10 spines and 13 soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 8 soft rays. The rear of the dorsal fin and the