Lutjanus carponotatus
(Richardson,
1842) (Fish)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Image copyrights: Chua, E.
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Lutjanidae |
Image copyrights: Chua, E.
Description
Size: 40.0 cm TL
Generally blue-gray on upper side, grading to white or yellow white ventrally with a series of eight or nine or orange or yellow stripes on the sides. The fins are yellowish, the pectoral fins have a distinct black spot at base of uppermost rays and axil. Snout somewhat pointed, dorsal profile of head steeply sloped. Preorbital bone about equal to eye diameter, or slightly wider. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Dorsal spines (total): 10-10, Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16, Anal spines: 3, Anal soft rays: 9.
Age: 20 years
Size: 40.0 cm TL
Generally blue-gray on upper side, grading to white or yellow white ventrally with a series of eight or nine or orange or yellow stripes on the sides. The fins are yellowish, the pectoral fins have a distinct black spot at base of uppermost rays and axil. Snout somewhat pointed, dorsal profile of head steeply sloped. Preorbital bone about equal to eye diameter, or slightly wider. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Dorsal spines (total): 10-10, Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16, Anal spines: 3, Anal soft rays: 9.
Age: 20 years
Synonym (s)
• Lutianus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1851)
• Lutjanus carponatus (Richardson, 1842)
(Misspelling)
• Lutjanus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1851)
• Mesoprion carponotatus Richardson, 1842
• Mesoprion chrysotaenia Bleeker, 1851
• Mesoprion naborer Montrouzier, 1857
• Lutianus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1851)
• Lutjanus carponatus (Richardson, 1842)
(Misspelling)
• Lutjanus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1851)
• Mesoprion carponotatus Richardson, 1842
• Mesoprion chrysotaenia Bleeker, 1851
• Mesoprion naborer Montrouzier, 1857
Common Name (s)
• Spanish Flag Snapper (English)
• Spanish Flag Snapper (English)
Economic Importance and Threats
Importance: Commercial
(Fisheries, gamefish)
Importance: Commercial
(Fisheries, gamefish)
Ecology
Habitat: Reef Associated
Prey: Nekton, zoobenthos
Habitat: Reef Associated
Prey: Nekton, zoobenthos
Biogeography
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands INDIA
• West Bengal (Lat: 21.45) (Long: 87.9) INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands INDIA
• West Bengal (Lat: 21.45) (Long: 87.9) INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Rao, DV; Devi, K and Rajan, PT (2000) An account of ichthyofauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal Occasional paper no 178 Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI, Calcutta 1-434 Available at - NCL, Pune
- UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre Available at - http://www.unep-wcmc.org/
- Rajan, PT (2003) A field guide to marine food fishes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ZSI, 234/4, AJC Bose Road, 2nd MSO Building, (13th Floor), Nizam Palace, Kolkata-700 020 260 pp Available at - NCL, Pune
- Allen, GR and Mohammed, A (2003) Coral Reef Fishes of Indonesia Zoological Studies 42(1) 26299 Available at - Digital Information Resource Center, Pune.
- Froese, R and Pauly, D (2000) Fishbase 2000: Concepts, design and data sources ICLARM 344 pp Available at - http://www.fishbase.org
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Talwar, PK (1990) Fishes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A synoptic survey Journal of the Andaman Science Association Andaman Science Association, Port Blair 6(2) 71-102 Available at - NIO,Goa
- Das, P; De, SP; Bhowmik, RM; Pandit, IK; Sengupta, R; Nandi, AC; Thakurta, SC and Saha, S (2007) Piscine diversity of West Bengal Fishing chimes 27(5) 15-28 Available at - NIO, Goa
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