Common Name:  Striped Snapper, Spanish Flag Snapper, Gold Band Snapper, Stripey, 

Local Name:  Alsis (Tagalog); Bad-lisan (Cebuano)

Max Size:  40 cm

Biodiversity: Saltwater

Depth: 1 – 80 meters

Fishing Season:  All Year Long

Minimum Size Limit:  None

Recommended Bait/Lures:  Shrimp, small fish, lures, small jigs

IUCN Red List Status:  (NE) Not Evaluated

The Stripey is one of our small species of schooling snapper that can be found throughout the islands around reefs, slopes, and bays. They often school is large numbers up to 20 or 30 individuals.  Their golden colored lateral lines distinguish them from other species of snapper which have similar size and body shape.  These are not one of the most common species to be caught on rod and reel though occasionally they can be.  Have you caught a stripey here in the Philippines?  If so please send us your photos.

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Philippines Record:

(Currently no Philippine record for this Species)

IGFA World Record at time of publication of this article:    .68 kgs  Caught in Singapore by Steve Wozniak, 2010.