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Lutjanus purpureus (Poey, 1866)

Southern red snapper
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines country information

Common names: [No common name]
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/vc.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.vincy.com/fisheries/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1985
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Common names from other countries

Vivaneau rouge, Pargo colorado, Caribbean red snapper, ... more

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | 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: Poey.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

Biển gần đáy; Mức độ sâu 26 - 340 m (Ref. 9626), usually 70 - 120 m (Ref. 55).   Tropical; 25°N - 19°S, 87°W - 35°W (Ref. 54572)

Sự phân bố Các nước | Các khu vực của FAO | Các hệ sinh thái | Những lần xuất hiện | Point map | Những chỉ dẫn | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: throughout most of the Caribbean Sea from Cuba southward to northeastern Brazil. Frequently confused with Lutjanus campechanus. Also referred to as Lutjanus aya by past authors, but Rivas (Ref. 6409) proved that Bodianus aya Bloch, 1790 is not a lutjanid, but probably a sciaenid.

Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age

Maturity: Lm 43.0, range 42 - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 55); common length : 65.0 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 55); Khối lượng cực đại được công bố: 10.0 kg (Ref. 5217); Tuổi cực đại được báo cáo: 18 các năm (Ref. 55)

Short description Khóa để định loại | Hình thái học | Sinh trắc học

Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng) : 10; Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng) : 14; Tia cứng vây hậu môn: 3; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 8 - 9. Head short, its dorsal profile somewhat rounded behind eye. Snout short and blunt. Eye large. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Pectoral fins long, reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Back and upper side deep red; lower sides and belly rosy, with a silvery sheen; the fins mainly red. A small spot is sometimes on the lateral line below the anterior portion of the dorsal fin rays. Young with a rounded black spot on upper side below anterior dorsal soft rays, disappearing with growth.

Sinh học     Tự điển (thí dụ epibenthic)

Adults inhabit rocky areas. They feed mainly on fishes, shrimps, crabs, cephalopods and planktonic items.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Sự tái sinh sản | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Ấu trùng

Main reference Upload your references | Các tài liệu tham khảo | Người điều phối | Người cộng tác

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)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 31172)




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