Bigeye snapper

Lutjanus lutjanus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Species: L. lutjanus
Binomial name
Lutjanus lutjanus
Bloch, 1790
Synonyms
  • Lutjanus blochii Lacépède, 1802
  • Mesoprion caroui G. Cuvier, 1828
  • Serranus nouleny Valenciennes, 1828
  • Diacope lineolata Rüppell, 1829
  • Lutianus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829)
  • Lutjanus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829)
  • Mesoprion erythrognathus Valenciennes, 1831
  • Mesoprion xanthopterygius Bleeker, 1849
  • Rhomboplitoides megalops Fowler, 1918

The bigeye snapper, Lutjanus lutjanus, is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits offshore coral reefs at depths from near the surface to 96 m (315 ft). This species is mostly silver in color with a yellow stripe along the side and fainter yellow lines on the lower half of the body. Fins are yellowish to whitish. It can reach a length of 35 cm (14 in). It is much sought-after by commercial fisheries.[1]

References

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