Malabar blood snapper

Lutjanus malabaricus

Lutjanid Fish in Indo West Pacific

Malabar blood snapper is a fish of Indo-West Pacific. The largest recorded length is 100 cm. Its body is fusiform body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Maximum length: 100 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. This species has been frequently misidentified as Lutjanus sanguineus (Ref. 55 ). There are unsubstantiated reports of this species from off East Africa.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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