Freshwater snapper (Lutjanus fuscescens)

Scientific name: Lutjanus fuscescens Valenciennes, 1830

Freshwater snapper (Lutjanus fuscescens)

The Freshwater snapper (Lutjanus fuscescens) is a freshwater fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Asia and Oceania, known only from China, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Reported from New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Dorsal profile of head moderately sloped. Preorbital width about equal to, or slightly narrower than eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising parallel to lateral line. Back and sides grayish-brown or olive, becoming whitish on belly. A prominent black blotch on the lateral line below the anterior soft dorsal-fin rays. Juveniles with a series of diffuse blackish bars on sides.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus fuscescens
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia and Oceania: known only from China, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Reported from New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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