Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town
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This rather rare blue-striped snapper belongs to the Lutjanidae family and is considered a pelagic species, usually found alone or in small groups of about 5 to 10 individuals around coral reefs.
According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Lutjanus notatus is currently considered “not endangered” as of 2009.
The blue-spotted snapper is caught by artisanal fishermen in large parts of its range; there is no commercial fishing by industrial fishing fleets.^
Brief description:
The front part of the back and the upper part of the head are brownish.
The sides of the body are yellow, transitioning to a light yellow-white toward the belly.
The name of the snapper comes from a series of four to six narrow blue stripes on the sides, the uppermost of which slopes backward toward the base of the dorsal fin.
All fins are predominantly yellowish.
Synonyme:
Diacope angulus Bennett, 1831 · unaccepted
Diacope caeruleovittata Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Diacope coeruleovittata Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diacope duodecemlineata Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diacope duodecimlineata Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Diacope notata Cuvier, 1828 · unaccepted
Lutianus duodecemlineatus (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutianus duodecimlineatus (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutjanus caeruleovittatus (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted
Lutjanus duodecemlineatus (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutjanus duodecimlineatus (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted
Lutjanus octolineatus Fourmanoir, 1957 · unaccepted
According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Lutjanus notatus is currently considered “not endangered” as of 2009.
The blue-spotted snapper is caught by artisanal fishermen in large parts of its range; there is no commercial fishing by industrial fishing fleets.^
Brief description:
The front part of the back and the upper part of the head are brownish.
The sides of the body are yellow, transitioning to a light yellow-white toward the belly.
The name of the snapper comes from a series of four to six narrow blue stripes on the sides, the uppermost of which slopes backward toward the base of the dorsal fin.
All fins are predominantly yellowish.
Synonyme:
Diacope angulus Bennett, 1831 · unaccepted
Diacope caeruleovittata Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Diacope coeruleovittata Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diacope duodecemlineata Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diacope duodecimlineata Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Diacope notata Cuvier, 1828 · unaccepted
Lutianus duodecemlineatus (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutianus duodecimlineatus (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutjanus caeruleovittatus (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted
Lutjanus duodecemlineatus (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutjanus duodecimlineatus (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted
Lutjanus octolineatus Fourmanoir, 1957 · unaccepted
