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Southern red snapper (Lutjanus purpureus) fish species and information / pictures of Southern red snapper - Lutjanus purpureus

Southern red snapper (Lutjanus purpureus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Lutjanus purpureus

Common Name
Southern red snapper

Biology
Inhabits rocky areas. Feeds mainly on fishes, shrimps, crabs, cephalopods and planktonic items.

Classification

Classified By

Poey, 1866

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Snappers (Lutjanidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: throughout most of the Caribbean Sea from Cuba southward to northeastern Brazil. Frequently confused with Lutjanus campechanus. Also referred to as Lutjanus aya by past authors, but Rivas (Ref. 6409) proved that Bodianus aya Bloch, 1790 is not a lutjanid, but probably a sciaenid.

Range

25°N - 19°S, 87°W - 35°W

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

26 m

Depth To - meters

340 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 26 - 340 m (Ref. 9626), usually 70 - 120 m (Ref. 55)

Trophic Level

3.58 s.e. 0.58 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

100.0 cm

Common Length

65.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (60 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.09-0.12; tm=5.5; tmax=18)

Threat To Humans

Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 31172)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated