Timor snapper (Lutjanus timoriensis)

Scientific name: Lutjanus timoriensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Timor snapper (Lutjanus timoriensis)

The Timor snapper (Lutjanus timoriensis) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Dorsal profile of head steeply sloped. Preorbital width greater than eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Axil of pectoral fin black. Young with a blackish or brownish band from upper jaw to the beginning of dorsal fin and a black saddle preceded by a pearly-white border on upper edge of caudal peduncle; horizontal stripes on sides.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus timoriensis
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
20–130 m (66–427 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 130 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Iriomote Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan; Fiji to Malay Peninsula. Also recorded from the Andaman Sea off Thailand. This species has been frequently confused with other red snappers, particularly Lutjanus malabaricus.
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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