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Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
Etymology: Lutjanus: Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
More on author: Cuvier.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin; saumâtre récifal; profondeur 18 - 70 m (Ref. 9710). Subtropical; 46°N - 26°S, 98°W - 31°W (Ref. 55230)
Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia and Bermuda (Anderson, pers. comm.) to the Amazon, Brazil. Rare north of Florida and apparently rare in the Gulf of Mexico.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 160 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 55); common length : 90.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 26938); poids max. publié: 57.0 kg (Ref. 9710); âge max. reporté: 55 années (Ref. 116026)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 14; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 7 - 8. Mouth with thick lips. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Back and sides pale to dark gray with a reddish tinge. The dorsal and caudal fins are grayish; the anal and pelvic fins reddish; the pectoral fins translucent or grayish.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Adults are found mainly around ledges over rocky bottoms or around reefs. Young sometimes inhabit mangrove areas. Maximum depth from Ref. 126840. Feed mainly on fishes, shrimps and crabs (Ref. 55) and lobsters using their strong canines (Ref. 123493). A wary fish, not easily approached underwater (Ref. 13442).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 55)
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; pêche sportive: oui
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01288 (0.00733 - 0.02265), b=2.98 (2.84 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
4.4 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies. |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Très faible, temps minimum de doublement de population supérieur à 14 ans (K=0.05-0.12; tmax=55;). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Very high vulnerability (83 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
High.
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Nutriments (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 10.6 [5.5, 17.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.27 [0.16, 0.49] mg/100g; Protein = 19.7 [18.1, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.179 [0.101, 0.309] g/100g; Selenium = 33 [16, 63] μg/100g; VitaminA = 76.1 [12.6, 374.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.225 [0.158, 0.353] mg/100g (wet weight); |