Dory snapper
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit coral reefs , usually in schools on coastal reefs and in deep lagoons . Often in large aggregations with Lutjanus kasmira and Lutjanus lutjanus . Juveniles are sometimes found in mangrove estuaries or in the lower reaches of freshwater streams. Feed mainly on fishes, shrimps, crabs and other crustaceans . Caught mainly with handlines, traps, and gill nets. A small species, commonly utilized in subsistence fisheries but also seen frequently in markets where it is sold usually fresh . Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body moderately deep; greatest depth 2.6-2.9 in SL; preopercular notch and knob poorly developed; vomerine tooth patch triangular or diamond-shaped, with a medial posterior extension; gill rakers of first gill arch 6-7 + 9-12 (including rudiments) = 16-19; caudal fin truncate to slightly emarginate; scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Colour of back and upper sides brown, lower sides whitish or light brown and belly whitish to yellow, usually a series of 6-7 yellow stripes on the sides and a prominent black spot at level of lateral line, below base of anterior part of soft portion of dorsal fin . : fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Dory snapper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Dory snapper is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 35 m . Tropical; 31°N - 35°S, 20°E - 134°W East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.
🌿 Ecology
fishes, shrimps, crabs and other crustaceans (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Dory 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
Per 100g cooked — Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18.9 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 145 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Dory snapper has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | black spot snapper · Black-spot Sea Perch · Black-spot Snapper · blackaspot · Blackspot Seaperch · Blackspot Snapper · Blackspot snapper, Dory snapper · Dory snapper · Finger-mark Bream · Golden Snapper · Humpback Red Snapper · Long-spot Snapper · Longspot Snapper · Malabar Thyrssa · Moses Perch · Red Bream · Snapper |
| 🇫🇷French | Carpe · Chemise · Daurade à Tache Noire · Daurade à tache noire, Dorade à tache noire · Dorade à Tache Noire · Gibelot · Vivaneau gibelot |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Nisekurohoshifuedai · ニセクロホシフエダイ |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pargo Tintero |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 火斑笛鯛 · 紅雞仔 · 赤筆仔 · 金焰笛鯛 · 金焰笛鲷 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 52 records indexed .
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