Five-lined snapper

Five-lined snapper
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Species: L. quinquelineatus
Binomial name
Lutjanus quinquelineatus
(Bloch, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Holocentrus quinquelineatus Bloch, 1790
  • Grammistes quinquevittatus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
  • Diacope decemlineata Valenciennes, 1830
  • Diacope spilura E. T. Bennett, 1833
  • Lutjanus spilurus (E. T. Bennett, 1833)
  • Genyoroge grammica F. Day, 1871
  • Genyoroge notata sublineata De Vis, 1884
  • Genyoroge notata sexlineatus Saville-Kent, 1893

The five-lined snapper or blue-striped snapper, Lutjanus quinquelineatus, is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of coral reefs being found at depths from 2 to 40 m (6.6 to 131.2 ft). This species can reach 38 cm (15 in) in TL, though most do not exceed 30 cm (12 in). It is a commercially important species and is also sought after as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lutjanus quinquelineatus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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