Blacktail snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
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A snapper from the Indo-West Pacific, important to fisheries.
- Scientific name
- Lutjanus fulvus
- Family
- Lutjanidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Lutjanidae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Diacope analis, Diacope aurantiaca, Diacope flavipes, Diacope immaculata, Diacope marginata, Diacope vaigiensis, Diacope xanthopus, Genyoroge nigricauda, Holocentrus fulvus, Lutianus fulvus, Lutianus marginatoides, Lutianus vaigiensis, Lutjanus marginatus, Lutjanus vaigiensis, Mesoprion argenteus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 40 cm
- Lifespan
- 34 years
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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