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Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
Etymology: Lutjanus: Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
Eponymy: Johannes Adrianus Wilhelmus Van Ophuysen (1820–1890) was a Dutch colonial administrator and amateur naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 25°N - 20°N, 119°E - 122°E (Ref. 57230)
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan (except the Ryukyu Islands), southern Korea, China, western part of Taiwan to Hong Kong.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9187)
Juveniles are found in tide pools and rocky shores. Adults spawn in shallow water in spring, supporting evidence of seasonal migration.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwatsuki, Y., M. Akazaki and T. Yoshino, 1993. Validity of a lutjanid fish, Lutjanus ophuysenii (Bleeker) with a related species, L. vitta (Quoy & Gaimard). Jap. J. Ichthyol. 40(1):47-59. (Ref. 9187)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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