Lutjanus argentiventris

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Scientific:: Lutjanus argentiventris
German:: Gelber Schnapper
English:: Yellow Snapper

Category:: Snappere
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Lutjanidae (Family) > Lutjanus (Genus) > argentiventris (Species)
Initial determination:: (Peters, ), 1869

Occurrence:: Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Columbia, Panama, El Salvador, Malpelo Island, Peru, Admiralty Islands, Californiske golf, Cocos Island, Egypten, Galapagos, Honduras, Mexiko (Øst Pacific), Nicaragua, Revillagigedo, USA, Østlige Stillehav
Sea depth:: 3 - 60 Meter
Size:: 19 cm - 71 cm
Weight:: 13 kg
Temperature:: 20°C - 25°C
Food:: Krabber, Små fisk
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Least concern (LC)

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Lutjanus fulgens
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Lutjanus fulvus
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Lutjanus fuscescens
Lutjanus gibbus
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Lutjanus goldiei
Lutjanus goreensis
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Lutjanus griseus
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Lutjanus guilcheri
Lutjanus guttatus
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Lutjanus indicus
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Lutjanus jocu
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Lutjanus johnii
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Lutjanus jordani
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Lutjanus kasmira
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Lutjanus madras
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Lutjanus mizenkoi
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Lutjanus monostigma
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Lutjanus notatus
Lutjanus novemfasciatus
Lutjanus ophuysenii
Lutjanus papuensis
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Lutjanus peru
Lutjanus purpureus
Lutjanus quinquelineatus
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Lutjanus rivulatus
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Lutjanus rufolineatus
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Lutjanus russellii
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Lutjanus sanguineus
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Lutjanus sebae
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Lutjanus viridis
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Lutjanus vitta
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Lutjanus xanthopinnis
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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-11-27 08:21:12
Last edit:: 2017-11-27 12:35:55

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Lutjanus argentiventris (Peters, 1869)

Found in inshore reef areas over hard bottoms until at least 60 m depth. Tolerant to freshwaters. Form aggregations during daylight and shelter as solitary fish in caverns.
Feed on fishes, shrimps, crabs and mollusks.

Synonyme:
Hypoplectrus lamprurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Mesoprion argentiventris Peters, 1869
Serranus lamprurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Main reference
Allen, G.R., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Lutjanidae (Family) > Lutjanus (Genus) > Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Species)

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