One-spot snapper
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit coral reef areas, usually close to shelter in the form of caves, large coral formations and wreckage. Usually solitary; occasionally occurring in small groups. They feed mainly on fishes and benthic crustaceans, primarily crabs at night. Flesh is sometimes ciguatoxic, and commonly so in Tuvalu .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body moderately deep to somewhat slender; greatest depth 2.6-3.0 in SL; preopercular notch and knob poorly developed; vomerine tooth patch crescentic, without a medial posterior extension; tongue smooth, no teeth; gill rakers of first gill arch 7 + 11-12 = 18-19 (including rudiments); caudal fin truncate to slightly emarginate; scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Colour generally whitish to pinkish with dusky scale margins; grey or brown on upper back and dorsal portion of head, a black spot, sometimes faint or absent, on back below anterior soft dorsal-fin rays (in juveniles, the spot is round and gradually shrinking and becoming horizontally elongate with increased growth); fins yellowish . : fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for One-spot snapper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 60 m . Tropical; 31°N - 27°S, 31°E - 136°W East Africa to the Marquesas and Line islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.
🌿 Ecology
fishes and benthic crustaceans, primarily crabs (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"One-spot 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 | 18.8 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 139 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for One-spot 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
| Year | Region | Index | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Black Spot Snapper · Blackspot Snapper, One-spot snapper, Onespot snapper · Bluelined Snapper · Moses Perch · One-spot Seaperch · One-spot snapper · Onespot Perch · Onespot Seaperch · Onespot Snapper · Red Snapper |
| 🇫🇷French | Jaunet à Une Tache · Perche à tache noire · Vivaneau Églefin · Vivaneau eglefin, Vivaneau églefin · Zibelo |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Ittenfuedai · イッテンフエダイ |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pargo Eglefino |
| 🌍TAH | ta'inifa (Iles Sous le Vent), taivaiva |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 單斑笛鯛 · 赤筆仔 · 黃翅 · 黑點仔 · 點記 · 點誌仔 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 15 records indexed .
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