Blueline snapper
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit clear coastal coral reefs. They occur singly or in small groups. Marketed mostly fresh. Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 9773.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
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.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blueline snapper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 275 m . Tropical; 25°N - 10°N, 38°E - 68°E southwest to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, east to Gulf of Aden, Socotra and Somalia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Blueline snapper is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Blueline snapper is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Blueline snapper has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🔬 Full Nutritional Profile
Per 100g - Raw, per 100g - Source: USDA FoodData Central templates (lean white fish average)
📊 Population Dynamics
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🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blue Line Snapper · blueline snapper |
| 🌍CES | chňapal modropásý |
| 🇩🇪German | Vielstreifen-Schnapper |
| 🇫🇷French | vivaneau strié |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Caranha-borboleta |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Синеполосый луциан |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | pargo estriado · Pargo lunarejo de líneas azules |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 藍線笛鯛 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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