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Lutjanus bengalensis Bengal snapper

Lutjanus bengalensis is commonly referred to as Bengal snapper. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien

Foto: Mauritius, Westlicher Indischer Ozean


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lexID:
15089 
AphiaID:
218484 
Scientific:
Lutjanus bengalensis 
German:
Bengalen-Schnapper 
English:
Bengal Snapper 
Category:
Snappers 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Lutjanidae (Family) > Lutjanus (Genus) > bengalensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bloch, ), 1790 
Occurrence:
Sudan, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bali, Bangladesh, China, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mascarene Islands, Maumere, Mauritius, Moluccas, Mozambique, Okinawa, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Socotra Arch, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor Sea, Togean Islands, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
5 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Rocky reefs 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
80.06 °F - 84.74 °F (26.7°C - 29.3°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-08-12 12:12:54 

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Lutjanus bengalensis is a fairly widespread snapper, there are disputed references in the literature as to whether or not the species is actually found in the Red Sea.
The 2014 description of the species from Oman "Vertebral column morphology of the Bengal snapper,
Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790), from the Oman Sea" refers to finding reports from the Red Sea, while the description of the species from the Arabian Sea raises doubts here (Validity of a blue stripe snapper, Lutjanus octolineatus (Cuvier 1828) and a related species, L. bengalensis (Bloch 1790) with a new species (Pisces; Lutjanidae) from the Arabian Sea).

This controversial question will certainly be clarified in the course of a future revision of the snapper species.
Due to great similarities, the Bengal Snapper has long been confused with Luthianus octolineatus, whose distribution is identical in some areas.

Adult snappers live mainly in coral and rocky reefs, sometimes forming small aggregations around ledges and coral heads during the day.

Synonyms:
Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790
Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker, 1855

External links

  1. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Madagascar, southwestern Indian Ocean, with 158 new records (en). Abgerufen am 11.08.2022.
  2. First record of Lutjanus indicus Allen, White & Erdmann, 2013 (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) from Andhra Pradesh, East Coast of India (en). Abgerufen am 11.08.2022.
  3. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 11.08.2022.
  4. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 11.08.2022.
  5. Vertebral column morphology of the Bengal snapper, Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790), from the Oman Sea (en). Abgerufen am 11.08.2022.
  6. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 11.08.2022.

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