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Lutjanus vitta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Brownstripe red snapper |
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Brownstripe red snapper Dayangdang, Agahon, Aha-an, Bislaw, Bitilla, Brown stripped snapper, Brownstripe seaperch, Dayang-dayang, Dayang-dayang, Dayangdang, Dayangdayang, Dayangdayang, Kamang, Kulorisi, Labongan, Lalagan, Maho-baho, Makatod, Mangagat, Maya maya, Maya-maya, Maya-maya, Maya-maya, Maya-maya, Maya-maya, Maya-maya, Miransing, Mulapula, Poga, Puga, Ukag, |
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photo by
Allen, G.R. |
| Family: | Lutjanidae (Snappers), subfamily: Lutjaninae | |||
| Max. size: | 40 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 12 years | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; depth range 10 - 72 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, then southern India to New Caledonia and Gilbert Islands, extending northward to the Ryukyu Islands Replaced by Lutjanus ophuysenii from southeastern China and Taiwan to southern Korea and Japan (Ref. 37816). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Dorsal profile of head moderately sloped. Preorbital width about equal to eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally whitish or pink with a yellowish brown to black stripe on the middle of the side. Juveniles and sub-adults with an intensely black mid-lateral stripe and an oval black spot, eye-sized or greater, lying in the middle of the stripe below last dorsal spines. Adults with yellow median fins (Ref. 48635). Body depth 2.6-3.0 in SL (Ref. 90102). | |||
| Biology: | Adults are found in the vicinity of coral reefs, also areas with flat bottoms and occasional low coral outcrops, sponges, and sea whips. They occur singly or in groups of up to about 30 individuals. Feed on fishes, shrimps, crabs and other benthic invertebrates. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | (Ref. 96402) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
| Country info: | Known from Danjugan Island, Negros Occidental (Ref. 58652), Nasugbu, Batangas (Ref. 107853), Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104679, 107139). Museum: Taytay fish market, FRLM 12145. Also Ref. 55, 48613. | |||
| Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 17.10.90 |
| Modified by: Luna, Susan M. - 27.03.13 |
| Checked by: Torres, Armi G. - 14.02.94 |