Cardinal snapper
📖 Overview
Adults are most commonly found in deeper waters of the shelf near the edge of the continental slope. They feed on small fishes and larger planktonic animals. Marketed fresh.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Interorbital space flat. Eye large. Snout short and blunt. Pectoral fins long reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Back and upper sides pink with a silvery sheen, grading to silvery ventrally; the fins are translucent to pink.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Cardinal snapper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Cardinal snapper is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 110 - 550 m . Deep-water; 27°N - 5°N, 89°W - 53°W Central Atlantic: Straits of Florida, Bahamas, Greater Antilles and the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and Panama.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes and larger planktonic animals
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bigeye Snapper · Cardinal Snapper · Wenchman · Wenchman snapper |
| 🌍CES | chňapal velkooký |
| 🇫🇷French | Colas gros yeux |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Caranha-olho-de-vidro |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Большеглазый нитепёрый снэппер |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Cardenal · Muniama · Muniama de Afuera · Panchito ojón · Voraz · pargo panchito |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 大眼姬鯛 · 大眼紫鱼 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aprion macrophthalmus | Müller & Troschel | 1848 | Synonym |
| Centropristes macrophthalmus | Müller & Troschel | 1848 | Synonym |
| Mesoprion vorax | Poey | 1860 | Synonym |
| Pristipomoides macropthalmus | Müller & Troschel | 1848 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 9 records indexed .
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