Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)

Scientific name: Lutjanus gibbus Forssk?l, 1775

Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)

The Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to the Line and Society islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.

Biology

Mainly inhabit coral reefs, sometimes forming large aggregations, which are mostly stationary during the day. Juveniles occur in seagrass beds, also in mixed sand and coral habitats of shallow sheltered reefs. Sub-adults commonly form very large schools that are stationary or drift slowly along slopes during the day. Large individuals along coastal slopes at moderate depths. Benthopelagic. Feed on fishes, and a variety of invertebrates including shrimps, crabs, lobsters, stomatopods, cephalopods, echinoderms and ophiuroids.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus gibbus
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
45.0
Depth range
1–150 m (3–492 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 150 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Line and Society islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.31-0.40; tmax=18)

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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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