Yellow-lined snapper
📖 Overview
Swim well above the surface of the reef in aggregations, consisting of several hundred individuals . Feeds on fishes, shrimps, crabs, other crustaceans, cephalopods, and some planktonic items. Caught mainly with handlines and bottom longlines, and marketed fresh .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body moderately deep; greatest depth 2.4-2.6 in SL; preopercular notch and knob well developed; vomerine tooth patch crescentic, without medial posterior extension; gill rakers of first gill arch 6-7 + 13-15 = 20-23; caudal fin emarginate; scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Colour generally grey to pinksh, silvery ventrally; a series of 10-12 faint yellow stripes on side; some specimens with a black spot, eye size or smaller, below anterior part of soft dorsal fin at level of lateral line; spinous dorsal fin whitish with a yellow margin; median fins yellowish, although pelvic fins sometimes white; axil of pectoral fins brown on dorsal portion .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Yellow-lined snapper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Yellow-lined snapper is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Yellow-lined snapper is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 50 m . Tropical; 25°N - 35°S, 115°E - 170°W West Pacific: Maldives (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
fishes, shrimps, crabs, other crustaceans, cephalopods, and some planktonic items
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diacope amboinensis | Bleeker | 1852 | Synonym |
| Diacope rufolineata | Valenciennes | 1830 | Synonym |
| Diacope vitianus | Hombron & Jacquinot | 1853 | Synonym |
| Lutianus rufolineatus | Valenciennes | 1830 | Synonym |
| Mesoprion amboinensis | Bleeker | 1852 | Synonym |
| Mesoprion flavirosea | De Vis | 1884 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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