Lutjanus lutjanus, Bloch 1790
Not evaluated
Harmless to human
Body fusiform, slender (greatest depth 2.9 to 3.3 times in standard length). Dorsal profile of head gently sloped; preorbital bone very narrow, much less than eye diameter; preopercular notch and knob poorly developed; vomerine tooth patch triangular, with a medial posterior extension; tongue with a patch of granular teeth; gill rakers on lower limb of first arch (including rudiments) 17 to 19, total rakers on first arch 24 to 26. Posterior profile of dorsal and anal fins angular. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line.
Dorsal fin with 10 to 12 spines and 12 soft rays; anal fin with 3 spines and 8 soft rays; pectoral fins with 16 or 17 rays; caudal fin truncate or slightly emarginate. Body color on upper back golden-brown; sides silvery-white; a broad yellow to brownish stripe from eye to caudal fin base; a series of yellow horizontal lines (one per scale row) on lower half of body, and similar lines running obliquely above lateral line; fins pale yellow to whitish
Max size 35 cm, common in catches about 20 cm.
Widespread in the Indo-West Pacific from the Solomon Islands to East Africa and from Australia to southern Japan
Inhabits offshore coral reefs and trawling grounds to depths of at least 90-100 m. Frequently seen in large schools of more than 100 individuals, sometimes with other Lutjanus species..
Reported age max 11 years (Allen, 1985)
Mature at the size of about 12 cm. Non-guarder, open water/ substratum spawnner with external fertilization. Spawning has been reported during March and November in the Gulf of Aden and off East Africa respectively, and from January to June in the Gulf of Suez.
Used in fresh condition
English : Big eye snapper, Rosy snapper
Malayalam (Kerala, West coast of India): Chemballi
Tamil (Tamilnadu, East coast of India) : Noolani
Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790, Naturg.Ausländ.Fische , 4:107 (Japan).
From Talwar and Kacker, 1984
Logitudinal rows of sclaes above lateral line appear to rise obliquely to dorsal profile, those in front of and below anterior part of spinous dorsal fin sometimes parallel to lateral line....
Scales on head begining above middle of eyes or nearly so, temporal region scaly.....
Preopercular notch slightly developed, vomerine teeth in a triangular or arrow shaped patch....
Dorsal fin with 10 spines (rearly 9 or 11), 6 or more rows of scales between lateral line and medium dorsal spines....
No dark lateral band from eye to caudal fin....
Scales row 6 between lateral line and medium dorsal spines, preorbital and suborbital bones rugose.....
Benthic fishes and crusteceans
One of the more common snappers found in the markets. Forms about 10 to 20% of the trawl catch in the Gulf of Suez. A total catch from this area of 2 256 metric tons was reported to FAO between 1979 and 1982. Caught mainly with handlines and with bottom trawls in some areas. Of minor fihsery significance in Indian coastal region.
Lutjanus blochii (Lacepede)
Mesoprion lutjanus Kner, 1865
Diacope lineolata (Ruppell)
Mesoprion machas Playfair, 1867
Serranus nouleny (Valenciennes)
Lutjanus olivaceus Bleeker, 1868
Mesoprion carouti (Cuvier)
Lutjanus madras Day, 1888
Mesoprion madras Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828
Lutjanus lutjanus Bleeker, 1877
Mesoprion olivaceus Cuvier and Valenciennes
Lutjanus madras Sauvage, 1891
Mesoprion lutjanus Cuvier and Valenciennes
Lutianus lunulatus Evermann and Seale, 1907
Diacope olivaceus Bleeker, 1845
Lutianus madras Jordan and Starks, 1917
Mesoprion olivaceus Bleeker, 1840
Lutjanus lutjanus Fowler, 1931