Spanish flag snapper

Lutjanus carponotatus

Forty Centimeters Lutjanid Fish

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
South Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Lutjanus carponotatus, the Spanish flag snapper, stripey snapper, dusky-striped sea-perch, gold-banded sea perch, gold-stripe sea-perch, striped seaperch or stripey seaperch, is a species marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, from India to northern Australia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India to northern Australia. Sometimes referred to as Lutjanus chrysotaenia by past authors.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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