Lutjanus coeruleolineatus (Rüppell, 1838)
Blueline snapper
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Lutjanus coeruleolineatus
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
Etymology: Lutjanus: Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
More on author: Rüppell.
Etymology: Lutjanus: Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
More on author: Rüppell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 275 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 25°N - 10°N, 38°E - 68°E
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Western Indian Ocean: seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula except the northern Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; from Karachi, Pakistan, Oman, southwest to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, east to Gulf of Aden, Socotra and Somalia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441); 44.2 cm TL (female); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55); max. published weight: 882.00 g (Ref. 128903); max. published weight: 882.00 g
Max length : 37.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441); 44.2 cm TL (female); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55); max. published weight: 882.00 g (Ref. 128903); max. published weight: 882.00 g
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Snout somewhat pointed, dorsal profile of head moderately sloped. Preorbital bone slightly narrower than eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally yellow, darker on back, grading to whitish ventrally with a series of seven or eight narrow, blue, longitudinal stripes on the sides, a large blackish spot on the lateral line below the anterior portion of the soft dorsal rays, and blue spots and broken lines on the head.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Adults inhabit clear coastal coral reefs. They occur singly or in small groups. Marketed mostly fresh. Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 9773.
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Main reference
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Allen, G.R., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 55)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 June 2018
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.01380 (0.01218 - 0.01565), b=2.96 (2.94 - 2.98), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.9 ±0.64 se; based on food items. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
High. |