dory snapper

Lutjanus fulviflamma

Fifty Centimeters Lutjanid Fish from Indo Pacific

Yellow
Tropical
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Lutjanus fulviflamma, the dory snapper, blackspot snapper, black-spot sea perch, finger-mark bream, long-spot snapper, Moses perch or red bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lutjanidae, the snappers. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea (Ref. 4320 ), Persian Gulf (Ref. 94051 ) and East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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