Common bluestripe snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
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A snapper from the Indian Ocean, from Africa and the Red Sea, to the central Pacific, yellow with blue stripes.
- Scientific name
- Lutjanus kasmira
- Family
- Lutjanidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Lutjanidae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Diacope octolineata, Lutianus kasmira, Mesoprion etaape, Mesoprion pomacanthus, Perca lineata, Sciaena kasmira
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 40 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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