Pacific dog snapper (Lutjanus novemfasciatus)

Scientific name: Lutjanus novemfasciatus Gill, 1862

Pacific dog snapper (Lutjanus novemfasciatus)

The Pacific dog snapper (Lutjanus novemfasciatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, northern Mexico to northern Peru.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Snout rounded, preopercular notch and knob moderate or weak. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line, rows occasionally horizontal in juveniles. Scale rows on cheek 5 or 6. Back and side dark olive brown to copper-red, becoming whitish ventrally. Young with 9 dark cross-bars; margin of spinous dorsal and most of anal fin black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus novemfasciatus
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
170
Depth range
60 m (197 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 60 m, usually 5 - 12 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: northern Mexico to northern Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 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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