African brown snapper

Lutjanus dentatus

Lutjanid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

African brown snapper is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 150 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Maximum length: 150 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: west coast of Africa (Ref. 57393 ), from Senegal to Angola (Ref. 81653 ), primarily in the Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 55 , 57393 , 81653 ), rarely appearing in Senegal (Ref. 57393 ). Mesoprion retrospinis Valenciennes, 1830 may be the oldest name for this species as the original description agrees closely to that given by Delais, 1952.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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