Lunartail snapper (Lutjanus lunulatus)

Scientific name: Lutjanus lunulatus Park, 1797

Lunartail snapper (Lutjanus lunulatus)

The Lunartail snapper (Lutjanus lunulatus) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, northeastern Arabian Sea to Philippines and Vanuatu.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Dorsal profile of head steeply sloped. Preorbital width about equal to eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Brown to reddish-pink on back and upper side, reddish pink to mauve on middle side, becoming creamy yellow ventrally. Caudal fin with a broad crescentic black band.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus lunulatus
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
10–30 m (33–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: northeastern Arabian Sea to Philippines and Vanuatu.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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