Mahogany snapper (Lutjanus mahogoni)

Scientific name: Lutjanus mahogoni Cuvier, 1828

Mahogany snapper (Lutjanus mahogoni)

The Mahogany snapper (Lutjanus mahogoni) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina, USA to northeastern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico. Common around the Caribbean.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Lower jaw projecting slightly beyond upper jaw; lower corner of preopercle greatly projecting and strongly serrated. Preorbital bone broad, maxilla extending nearly to mid-eye level. Preopercular notch and knob moderate. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Back and upper side gray to dark olive grading to silvery ventrally. Usually with a black spot, about eye size, on lateral line below the anterior soft dorsal-fin rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus mahogoni
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
48.0
Common length
38.0
Depth range
0–100 m (0–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to northeastern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico. Common around the Caribbean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=1)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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