Bengal snapper (Lutjanus bengalensis)

Scientific name: Lutjanus bengalensis Bloch, 1790

Bengal snapper (Lutjanus bengalensis)

The Bengal snapper (Lutjanus bengalensis) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Indian Ocean, Red Sea and East Africa to Sumatra. Occasionally found in Indonesia as far east as Ambon.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Snout somewhat pointed; preorbital bone relatively narrow, its width usually less than eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob well developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Color is generally bright yellow on the upper half of the body and white ventrally; upper sides with four blue stripes, the uppermost extending from the upper edge of the opercle to the base of the last dorsal rays, and the lowermost from the rear edge of the eye to the middle of the caudal peduncle. The medial fins are yellow; the pectoral and pelvic fins whitish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus bengalensis
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
10–30 m (33–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Red Sea and East Africa to Sumatra. Occasionally found in Indonesia as far east as Ambon.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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