Snapper?

 This is probably a little bit different to most snapper discussions, but a couple days ago the mrs and I went to AQWA for a look on a lazy day off. When we went through the underwater walk through aquarium section, I saw a few fish that looked similar to pink snapper, but they were a dark red colour instead of pink and the pronounced snout bump was more like a small horn rather than a large round bump (excuse the lack of correct terminology). Is this some sort of subspecies as I've never seen a fish like it. I can't find anything via google search so I've got no pic. Can anyone shed any light on what they are? 


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Just snapper. Gets lots of

Tue, 2013-05-07 11:44

Just snapper. Gets lots of variation in colour and bumps depending on diet and the environment they live in.

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Did you

Tue, 2013-05-07 12:05

ask any of the staff at AQUA? Surely they could've given you an ID?

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Pink Snapper!

Wed, 2013-05-08 00:25

Its genetics that your seeing ie bump on nose or bump on head etc ..... as for colouration in the fish that's normally due to habitat!