Humphead snapper (Lutjanus sanguineus)

Scientific name: Lutjanus sanguineus Cuvier, 1828

Humphead snapper (Lutjanus sanguineus)

The Humphead snapper (Lutjanus sanguineus) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae.

Biology

Inhabits coral and rocky reefs to depths of at least 100 m. Off South Africa it displays a preference for slightly silty, turbid regions in the vicinity of sometimes shallow, offshore banks. Captured mainly at night on coral banks off Mafia Island (Tanzania) in 9 to 12 m and off Zanzibar in about 75 m. Active at night when it feeds over sandy or rubble bottoms.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus sanguineus
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Common length
70.0
Depth range
9–100 m (30–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 9 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea east to the Arabian Sea and south to Natal, South Africa. Records of this species from the eastern Indian Ocean and the Western Central Pacific are probably misidentifications of Lutjanus malabaricus. Has been misidentified as Lutjanus coccineus by recent authors.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.24; tm=2.5-6; tmax=13)

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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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