Brownstripe red snapper
📖 Overview
Adults are found in the vicinity of coral reefs, also areas with flat bottoms and occasional low coral outcrops, sponges, and sea whips. They occur singly or in groups of up to about 30 individuals. Feed on fishes, shrimps, crabs and other benthic invertebrates.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Dorsal profile of head moderately sloped. Preorbital width about equal to eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally whitish or pink with a yellowish brown to black stripe on the middle of the side. Juveniles and sub-adults with an intensely black mid-lateral stripe and an oval black spot, eye-sized or greater, lying in the middle of the stripe below last dorsal spines. Adults with yellow median fins . Body depth 2.6-3.0 in SL .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Brownstripe red snapper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Brownstripe red snapper is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Sex ratio differed significantly from 1:1 above 30 cm fork length . Larvae grow at a rate of 1.2 to 1.7 mm per day during the first 1 or 2 months.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 72 m . Tropical; 35°N - 26°S, 50°E - 180°E West Pacific: Seychelles, then southern India to New Caledonia and Gilbert Islands, extending northward to the Ryukyu Islands Replaced by Lutjanus ophuysenii from southeastern China and Taiwan to southern Korea and Japan (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
fishes, shrimps, crabs and other benthic invertebrates
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Brownstripe red 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 | 18.7 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 149 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Brownstripe red snapper has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Broadband Seaperch · Brown-stripe Snapper · Brownstripe Red-snapper · Brownstripe Seaperch · Brownstripe Snapper · Brownstripe red snapper · One-band Sea-perch · One-lined Snapper · Snapper · Striped Seaperch · Tropical Snapper · Brown Stripe Red Snapper · Brown Stripe Snapper |
| 🇫🇷French | Jaunet · Vivaneau à bande brune |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Tatefuedai · タテフエダイ |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pargo bitilla |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutianus vitta | Quoy & Gaimard | 1824 | Synonym |
| Lutjanus iita | Quoy & Gaimard | 1824 | Synonym |
| Mesoprion enneacanthus | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
| Mesoprion phaiotaeniatus | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
| Serranus vitta | Quoy & Gaimard | 1824 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 41 records indexed .
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