Cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus)

Scientific name: Lutjanus cyanopterus Cuvier, 1828

Cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus)

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

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Mouth with thick lips. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Back and sides pale to dark gray with a reddish tinge. The dorsal and caudal fins are grayish; the anal and pelvic fins reddish; the pectoral fins translucent or grayish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus cyanopterus
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
160
Common length
90.0
Depth range
18–55 m (59–180 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 18 - 55 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia and Bermuda (Anderson, pers. comm.) to mouths of the Amazon, Brazil. Rare north of Florida and apparently rare in the Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (A2d)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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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