Yellowstreaked snapper (Lutjanus lemniscatus)

Scientific name: Lutjanus lemniscatus Valenciennes, 1828

Yellowstreaked snapper (Lutjanus lemniscatus)

The Yellowstreaked snapper (Lutjanus lemniscatus) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Dorsal profile of head steeply sloped, snout profile slightly concave. Preorbital bone usually much greater than eye diameter, at least in large specimens. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally gray-brown or olive on the upper portion of the back and head, grading to whitish ventrally. The dorsal and caudal fins are dusky brown or black, frequently with a narrow white posterior margin. The anal, pelvic and pectoral fins are whitish with some dusky brown. Juveniles have a broad black horizontal band from snout tip to caudal fin base. Large juveniles with black mid-lateral stripe. Adults plain pinkish brown with dusky tail.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus lemniscatus
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
65.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
70–80 m (230–262 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 70 - 80 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique. Indo-West Pacific: southern India and Sri Lanka to Philippines, New Guinea and Australia. Has been referred to as Lutjanus janthinuropterus and Lutjanus rangus (a junior synonym of Lutjanus bohar) by previous authors.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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