Snapper Length to Weight Ratio

weigh-fishMeasuring length

Fork length is measured from the snout to the fork of the tail.

Total length is measured from the snout to the tip of the tail.

Remember: Legal lengths (total lengths) are measured from the point of the snout to the tip of the tail.

Snapper

Please note: The following table has fork length measurements. Legal lengths are total lengths and are measured from the point of the snout to the tip of the tail.

Fork Length (cm) Weight (kg) Fork Length (cm) Weight (kg)
30 0.6 62 4.5
31 0.7 64 4.9
32 0.7 66 5.4
33 0.8 68 5.8
34 0.9 70 6.3
35 0.9 72 6.9
36 1.0 74 7.4
37 1.1 76 8.0
38 1.2 78 8.6
39 1.3 80 9.2
40 1.3 82 9.8
42 1.5 84 10.5
44 1.7 86 11.2
46 2.0 88 12.0
48 2.2 90 12.7
50 2.5 92 13.5
52 2.8 94 14.4
54 3.1 96 15.2
56 3.4 98 16.1
58 3.8 100 17.1
60 4.1

Reference: Moran M. J. and C. Burton. 1990. Relationships among partial and whole lengths and weights for Western Australian pink snapper Chrysophys auratus ( Sparidae). Fisheries Department of Western Australia, Fisheries Research Report No. 89.

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