One-spot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma)

Scientific name: Lutjanus monostigma Cuvier, 1828

One-spot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma)

The One-spot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the Marquesas and Line islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Adults grey or yellowish grey to brown with yellow fins. At night it is brown to red in color. With or without black side spot that can be turned on or off at will. Dorsal profile of head gently to moderately sloped. Preorbital width about equal to eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally silvery white with yellow fins, and usually a black spot below the middle of the dorsal fin that is intersected by the lateral line.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus monostigma
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
50.0
Depth range
1–60 m (3–197 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 60 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesas and Line islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.22)

Sources

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

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