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brownstripe red snapper (Lutjanus vitta)
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Lutjanidae

brownstripe red snapper

Lutjanus vitta

Fish Reaching Forty Centimeters in Taiwanese Waters

  • Brown
  • Red
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

brownstripe red snapper is a fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits coastal waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 40 cm.

Maximum length
40 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, then southern India to New Caledonia and Gilbert Islands, extending northward to the Ryukyu Islands Replaced by Lutjanus ophuysenii from southeastern China and Taiwan to southern Korea and Japan (Ref. 37816 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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