Lane snapper

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Lane snapper

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Species:
L. synagris
Binomial name
Lutjanus synagris
Synonyms[2]
  • Sparus synagris Linnaeus, 1758
  • Sparus vermicularis
    J. G. Schneider
    , 1801
  • Lutjanus aubrietii Desmarest, 1823
  • Mesoprion uninotatus G. Cuvier, 1828
  • Lutjanus brachypterus Cope, 1871
  • Neomaenis megalophthalmus Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900
  • Prionodes sanctiandrewsi Fowler, 1944

The lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris), the Mexican snapper, redtail snapper or spot snapper, is a

ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean
.

Taxonomy

The lane snapper was first formally

Ancient Greek name for the common dentex (Dentex dentex) which the lane snapper was thought to be similar to.[4]

Description

The lane snapper has an oblong, compressed body.

colour phases, a deep-water phase which is darker and more distinctive than the colour of the shallow-water resting phase. In both phases the upper flanks and the back are pink to red with a green tint on the back. The lower flanks and abdomen are silver with a yellow hue. There are 3-4 yellow stripes on the head which extend from the snout to the eye, The flanks are marked with 8-10 yellow to pink longitudinal stripes, with a further 3-4 underneath the front dorsal fin ray. They have an indistinct black spot underneath the soft rayed part of the dorsal fin. The fins are may be yellow to red.[7]

Distribution and habitat

The lane snapper is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean where it occurs as far north as

Santa Catarina, Brazil.[1] It occurs over reefs and sandy bottoms with algae or sea grass at depths between 30 and 122 m (98 and 400 ft).[8] The juveniles live in sheltered inshore waters.[7]

Biology

Lane snapper are sedentary, staying in a home range, after they have become adult except when spawning.

Feeding

Lane snappers are opportunistic, nocturnal predators feeding on a diverse range of animals. Known prey includes smaller fishes,

crabs.[7]

Reproduction

Lane snapper form spawning aggregations, off Cuba these aggregations are found from March until September, peaking in activity in July and August. Off Puerto Rico spawning reaches its zenith in May. They are broadcast spawners, the fertilised eggs drift on the currents and hatch after 23 hours. The larvae are little known but settle at a length of about 1 cm (0.39 in).[7]

Predators

The lane snapper is preyed upon by larger fishes and sharks.[8]

Fisheries and conservation

The lane snapper is prized for its tasty, white meat, which is sold in supermarkets throughout Mexico. Lane snapper are more typically caught in shallower waters than many other snappers, most commonly

gray snapper. Larger specimens can be found in somewhat deeper waters, but are typically less plentiful.[8] The consumption of its flesh has been known to result in cases of ciguatera poisoning.[7]

Lane snapper are caught with beach seines, boat seines, traps, handlines, and bottom trawls. Shrimp fisheries take for a large portion of the total catch of this snapper, due to the juveniles preference for soft bottom s with high populations of shrimps.[7]

The lane snapper stocks have shown steep declines as a result of

Near Threatened.[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T194344A2317059.en
    . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Lutjanus synagris" in FishBase. February 2021 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lutjanus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (5 January 2021). "Order LUTJANIFORMES: Families HAEMULIDAE and LUTJANIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Species: Lutjanus synagris, Lane snapper". Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ^
    ISBN 92-5-102321-2
    .
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Lutjanus synagris". Discover Fishes. Florida Museum. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Lane Snapper". Mexican Fish. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

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