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Lutjanus cyanopterus (Cuvier, 1828)

Cubera snapper
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Mexico country information

Common names: Pargo cubera
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1985
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
Etymology: Lutjanus: Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά); Υφάλμυρο Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 18 - 70 m (Ref. 9710).   Subtropical; 46°N - 26°S, 98°W - 31°W (Ref. 55230)

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Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia and Bermuda (Anderson, pers. comm.) to the Amazon, Brazil. Rare north of Florida and apparently rare in the Gulf of Mexico.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 160 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 55); common length : 90.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 26938); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 57.0 kg (Ref. 9710); μεγ. αναφερόμενη ηλικία: 55 έτη (Ref. 116026)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 10; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 14; Εδρικές άκανθες: 3; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 7 - 8. Mouth with thick lips. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Back and sides pale to dark gray with a reddish tinge. The dorsal and caudal fins are grayish; the anal and pelvic fins reddish; the pectoral fins translucent or grayish.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Adults are found mainly around ledges over rocky bottoms or around reefs. Young sometimes inhabit mangrove areas. Maximum depth from Ref. 126840. Feed mainly on fishes, shrimps and crabs (Ref. 55) and lobsters using their strong canines (Ref. 123493). A wary fish, not easily approached underwater (Ref. 13442).

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Allen, G.R., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 55)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Ευάλωτο, βλέπε Κόκκινη Λίστα (VU) (A2bd); Date assessed: 10 October 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 55)




Human uses

αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά); αλιεία αναψυχής: ναί

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 21.7 - 27.6, mean 25.5 (based on 100 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00733 - 0.02265), b=2.99 (2.85 - 3.13), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  4.4   ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Πολύ χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού > 14 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (83 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.