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Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869) Blackspot snapper |
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| Alsis, Ehrenberg's seaperch, Admon, Agba-on, Awnan, Bad-lisan, Bambangon, Bangayau, Dalangdang, Dapak, Gingau, Gingaw, Kanulo, Katambak, Labongan, Langisi, Managat, Mandagat, Matangal, Maya-maya, Mayaguno, Pargito, Puga, Pulahan, Saiya, Sayungasang, Sidinean, Tabon | ||
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photo by
Greenfield, J. |
| Family: | Lutjanidae (Snappers), subfamily: Lutjaninae | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 5 - 20 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Solomon and Mariana islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body moderately deep; greatest depth 2.5-3.0 in SL; preopercular notch and knob poorly developed; vomerine tooth patch triangular, with a medial posterior extension; gill rakers of first gill arch 6-7 + 10-14 - 16-21; caudal fin truncate to slightly emarginate; scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Colour of back and upper sides dark brown, lower sides and belly whitish with a silver sheen; usually a series of 4-5 narrow yellow stripes on the sides below the lateral line; a distinct round, black spot on the back below the posterior part of the spinous portion of the dorsal fin (Ref. 9821, 90102).
Description: Dorsal profile of head moderately sloped; preorbital bone very narrow, its width about half of eye diameter (Ref. 90102). |
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| Biology: | Adults inhabit very shallow coastal habitats, often in large schools near freshwater run-offs (Ref. 48635). Juveniles often intertidal (Ref. 48635); over sand, silt, or coral rubble bottoms, occasionally in mangrove-lined streams and estuaries (Ref. 9821) They may enter freshwater to feed (Ref. 245); on small fish and invertebrates (Ref. 5213). This is a small species commonly utilized in subsistence fisheries and also seen in markets. Caught mainly with handlines, traps, and gill nets and are marketed mostly fresh (Ref. 9821). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 June 2016 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
| Country info: | Recorded in Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276). Specimens were collected from Calbiga-a creek and Ambacan River at Baybay, Leyte in 1993 (Ref. 7223). Also known from San Vicente, N. Luzon (Ref. 58652). Also Ref. 55. | |||