Colorado snapper (Lutjanus colorado)

Scientific name: Lutjanus colorado Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Colorado snapper (Lutjanus colorado)

The Colorado snapper (Lutjanus colorado) is a brackish-water fish of the family Lutjanidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Body and fins mostly red; sometimes with a blue streak under the eye. Young specimens are barred.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus colorado
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
91.0
Depth range
70 m (230 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 70 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Panama; rare north of Baja California, Mexico. There are unsubstantiated reports of this species from localities as far south as northern Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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