Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris)

Scientific name: Lutjanus synagris Linnaeus, 1758

Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris)

The Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae.

Biology

Found over all types of bottom, but mainly around coral reefs and on vegetated sandy areas. In turbid as well as clear water. Often forms large aggregations, especially during the breeding season. Feeds at night on small fishes, bottom-living crabs, shrimps, worms, gastropods and cephalopods. Good food fish, it is marketed fresh.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus synagris
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
10–400 m (33–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 400 m, usually 21 - 70 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda (Anderson, pers. comm.) and North Carolina, USA to southeastern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Most abundant around the Antilles, on the Campeche Bank, off Panama and the northern coast of South America. Lutjanus ambiguus (Poey, 1860), an intergeneric hybrid with Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch) as demonstrated by Loftus (1992: ), followed by McEachran &. Fechhelm (2005: ).
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=0.13-0.26; tm=2; tmax=10)

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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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