Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus)

Scientific name: Lutjanus apodus Walbaum, 1792

Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus)

The Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Trinidad and northern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: C?te d'Ivoire to Equatorial Guinea.

Biology

Occurs in shallow, clear, warm, coastal waters over coral reefs. Often near the shelter of elkhorn corals and gorgonians. Juveniles are encountered over sand bottoms with or without seagrass (Thalassia), and over muddy bottoms of lagoons or mangrove areas. Young sometimes enter brackish waters. Sometimes forms resting aggregations during the day. Feeds on fishes, shrimps, crabs, worms, gastropods and cephalopods. Considered a good food fish, it is marketed fresh or frozen. Maximum length for female taken from.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus apodus
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
67.2
Common length
35.0
Depth range
2–63 m (7–207 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 63 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Trinidad and northern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: C?te d'Ivoire to Equatorial Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: 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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