Dog snapper (Lutjanus jocu)

Scientific name: Lutjanus jocu Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Dog snapper (Lutjanus jocu)

The Dog snapper (Lutjanus jocu) is a freshwater fish of the family Lutjanidae.

Biology

Adults common around rocky or coral reefs. Young found in estuaries and occasionally enters rivers. Feeds mainly on fishes and benthic invertebrates, including shrimps, crabs, gastropods and cephalopods.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus jocu
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
128
Common length
60.0
Depth range
2–40 m (7–131 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 40 m, usually 5 - 30 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to S?o Paulo, Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks and Ascension Island, Tinhosa Grande, south of Pr?ncipe Island (L.A. Pereira (pers. comm.).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.10; tm=5.5)

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Sources

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

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