Black-banded snapper (Lutjanus semicinctus)

Scientific name: Lutjanus semicinctus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Black-banded snapper (Lutjanus semicinctus)

The Black-banded snapper (Lutjanus semicinctus) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Western Pacific, mainly southern Oceania from Tahiti to New Guinea, and extending northward to the Philippines. Uncommon except in the Caroline Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Dorsal profile of head moderately sloped. Preorbital width about equal to eye diameter or slightly greater. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally pink, grading to white on lower half of the body. A series of seven narrow brown bars extend from the back to about half way down the side. A big black blotch is on the peduncle and the adjacent caudal-fin base.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus semicinctus
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
10–36 m (33–118 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 36 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: mainly southern Oceania from Tahiti to New Guinea, and extending northward to the Philippines. Uncommon except in the Caroline Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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