Lutjanus decussatus

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Lutjanus decussatus

Least Concern  (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. decussatus
Binomial name
Lutjanus decussatus
(Cuvier, 1828)
Synonyms[2]
  • Mesoprion decussatus Cuvier, 1828
  • Mesoprion therapon Day, 1870

Lutjanus decussatus, the checkered snapper, checkered seaperch or cross-hatched snapper, is a species marine

ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lutjanidae
. It is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Taxonomy

Lutjanus decussatus was first formally

type locality given as Java in Indonesia.[3] The specific name decussatus means "divided crosswise in the form of an X", a reference to the checkered pattern on the body of this species made by five horizontal red bands crossed by seven vertical brown bands.[4]

Description

Lutjanus decussatus has a moderately deep body with a depth which is between a quarter and a third of its standard length with a moderately sloped upper profile to the head. The

caudal fin.[6] They have pale coloured fins and a red submarginal stripe on the caudal fin.[7]

Distribution and habitat

Lutjanus decussatus is found in the

Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea, and the northern Great Barrier Reef off Queensland.[6] It is found in relatively shallow water, varying in depth from 2 to 30 m (6 ft 7 in to 98 ft 5 in) on coastal reef faces and sandy slopes where there are scattered patches of reef, they also less commonly occur on offshore reefs.[1] Juveniles are found on sheltered reef flats.[2]

Biology

Lutjanus decussatus adults may be solitary or live in small schools.

Okinawa this species spawned during June and October, the spawning events being determined by lunar cycles.[8]

Fisheries

Lutjanus decussatus is taken by subsistence fisheries which catch it with handlines, traps and gill nets, it is not very important to commercial fisheries, although it is taken by these fisheries in some parts of its range such as the Ryukyu Islands.. Small numbers sometimes appear in the aquarium trade.[1][6][8]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155089A4698115.en
    . Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Lutjanus decussatus" 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 7 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 7 June 2021.
  5. ^
    ISBN 92-5-102321-2
    .
  6. ^ a b c d Bray, D.J. (2020). "Lutjanus decussatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 7 Jun 2021.
  7. ^ "Lutjanus decussatus". Reef Life Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ^
    doi:10.1007/s10228-010-0155-5
    .

External links
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