Lutjanus endecacanthus

Lutjanus endecacanthus
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Lutjanidae
Genus:	Lutjanus
Species:	L. endecacanthus
Binomial name
	Lutjanus endecacanthus; Bleeker, 1863
Synonyms
	Lutjanus modestus Bleeker, 1863

Lutjanus endecacanthus, the Guinea snapper, is a species of marine

ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae

Taxonomy

Lutjanus endecacanthus was first formally

Lutjanus endecacanthus has a moderately deep body with a pointed head which has an acute snout. The knob and incision on the

caudal peduncle and to the rear of the dorsal fin.^[5]

Lutjanus endecacanthus is found in the tropical eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is found along the coast of western Africa from Ghana to the mouth of the Congo River.[1] reports from the Republic of Guinea may be erroneous.^[2] It occurs in shallow waters at depths between 5 and 30 m (16 and 98 ft) where it is associated with reefs and may be found over on rocky bottoms and coral reefs, it has also been recorded in brackish lagoons and occasionally in rivers and in shallow inshore waters.^[1]

Lutjanus endencacanthus is a predatory species which feeds mainly in fishes and crustaceans but its biology is otherwise very poorly known.^[1]

Lutjanus endencacanthus is important to artisanal and subsistence fisheries within its range.

Data Deficient.^[1]

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doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194388A2329203.en
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Lutjanus endecacanthus" in FishBase. February 2021 version.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lutjanus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ Christopher Scharpf & 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 24 May 2021.
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