Golden African snapper (Lutjanus fulgens)

Scientific name: Lutjanus fulgens Valenciennes, 1830

Golden African snapper (Lutjanus fulgens)

The Golden African snapper (Lutjanus fulgens) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, primarily between Senegal and Nigeria, and in the Gulf of Guinea; also Cape Verde, Fernando Poo and others.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Head blunt, snout short, much shorter than eye diameter. Eye very large. Preorbital bone narrow, its width less than half of the eye diameter. Maxilla extending to about mid-eye level. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Scale rows in cheek 5. Back and sides vivid pink; silvery white on lower sides and belly; with horizontal golden bands, one per scale row.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus fulgens
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
50.0
Depth range
60 m (197 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: primarily between Senegal and Nigeria, and in the Gulf of Guinea; also Cape Verde, Fernando Poo and others.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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