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Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
Etymology: Lutjanus: Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
More on author: Peters.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
بحري; مياه مخلوطة مرتبطة بالشعاب; نطاق العمق 3 - 60 m (Ref. 9313). Subtropical; 36°N - 13°S, 120°W - 77°W (Ref. 55)
Eastern Pacific: southern California to Peru, rare north of Baja California, Mexico; also at the Cocos and Galapagos islands.
Length at first maturity / الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm 19.5, range 19 - 20 cm
Max length : 71.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 40637); أعلا وزن تم نشرة: 13.0 kg (Ref. 40637)
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع): 10; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع): 14; شوكة شرجية 3; أشعه شرجية لينه: 8. Forehead slopes steeply; snout somewhat pointed. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Scale rows on back parallel with lateral line. Rosy red anteriorly, becoming bright orange to yellow over most of the body; the fins are mainly yellow or orange; the inside of the mouth is white; a bluish horizontal streak runs below the eye.
Found in inshore reef areas over hard bottoms until at least 60 m depth (Ref. 9313). Tolerant to freshwaters (Ref. 36880). Form aggregations during daylight and shelter as solitary fish in caverns. Feed on fishes, shrimps, crabs and mollusks. Marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 9313).
Allen, G.R., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 55)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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