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Lutjanus fulgens

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lexID:
4599 
AphiaID:
276535 
Scientific:
Lutjanus fulgens 
German:
Buckelschnapper 
English:
Golden African Snapper 
Category:
Snappere 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Lutjanidae (Family) > Lutjanus (Genus) > fulgens (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Valenciennes, ), 1830 
Occurrence:
São Tomé e Principé, Togo, Senegal, Congo, The Gulf of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Kap Verde, Østlige Atlanterhav 
Size:
50 cm - 60 cm 
Temperature:
°C - 26°C 
Food:
Predatory, Krabber, Mysis, Rejer, Skaldyr, Små fisk, Stenrejer 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2012-09-02 19:39:28 

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(Valenciennes, 1830)

Distribution.
Eastern Atlantic: primarily between Senegal and Nigeria, and in the Gulf of Guinea; also Cape Verde, Fernando Poo and others:

Biology:
Occur on rocky bottoms.
Also found in deeper offshore waters.
Feed on fishes and crustaceans.

Moderate vulnerability

Synonymised taxa:
Lutjanus maltzani Steindachner, 1881
Mesoprion fulgens Valenciennes, 1830

External links

  1. FishBase (multi)
  2. Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en)
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en)

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