Coral Reef Fact:
Red Snapper (Photo Credit: Greg McFall)
The Red Snapper (Lutjanus camoechanus) red color “comes from high levels of carotenoid pigments, largely astaxanthin,” found in the shrimp that compose are large part of their diet.
Fact source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_snapper_%28fish%29
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