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Lutjanidae
Indian snapper
Lutjanus madras
Lutjanid Fish of Coastal Waters
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- South Asia
- West Asia
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
MediumIndian snapper is a marine fish found around Indian Ocean. It inhabits reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 32.8 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Lutjanidae
- Genus
- Lutjanus
- Maximum length
- 32.8 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Indian Ocean: Zanzibar, Seychelles and Madrakah, southern Oman; up to Sri Lanka, and India. Formerly confused with Lutjanus xanthopinnis known from the Indo-West Pacific region.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
