Blacktail snapper (Lutjanus fulvus)

General data

Main name: Blacktail snapper
Local names: Flametail snapper, Redmargined seaperch, Waigeu snapper, Yellowmargined sea perch, Yellow-margined seaperch, Yellowmargined seaperch, Yellowmargined sea perch, Waigeu snapper, Redmargined seaperch, Flametail snapper, Blacktailed snapper, Black-tail snapper
Climates: Tropical
Habitat: Saltwater
Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
Distribution: Bay of Bengal, Planet Earth, Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean

Classification

Description

Lutjanus fulvus, the blacktail snapper, flametail snapper, redmargined seaperch, Waigeu snapper or yellowmargined sea perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indo-West Pacific region. It is an important species for fisheries within its range. Description Lutjanus filvus has a body which has a standard length that is around four times its depth. It has a steeply sloped forehead and a well developed known and notch in the preoperculum. The vomerine teeth are arranged in a crescent shaped patch with no rearwards extension and the tongue is smooth, lacking any teeth. The dorsal fin has 10 spines and 14 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 8 soft rays, the rear profile of both these fins is rounded. The pectoral fins contain 16 rays and the caudal fin is slightly emarginate. This fish attains a maximum total length of 40 cm (16 in), although 25 cm (9.8 in) is more typical. This species has an overall colour which ranges from orange-brown or brownish to pale yellowish or whitish. The dark reddish to blackish dorsal and caudal fins have a white margin, the anal fin, pectoral and pelvic fins are yellow. The scales have brownish to yellow margins, and there is a yellow patch over the eye. The juveniles are marked with yellowish horizontal stripes and have a black band just underneath the margin of the dorsal fin. Distribution and habitat Lutjanus fulvus has a wide Indo Pacific distribution. It is found from the Gulf of Aden and East Africa south to South Africa through the Indian Ocean but it is absent from the Persian Gulf, east as far as the Marquesas and the Line Islands. It occurs north to southern Japan and south to Australia. In Australia it is found from the Scott Reef of Western Australia, and the Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea to Sydney, they also occur at Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, as well as Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea. During the 1950s the Hawaiian Division of Fish and Game released blacktail snappers into Pearl Harbor and off Oahu and it is now found throughout the Hawaiian archipelago but it is nowhere abundant. They have a depth range of 2 to 75 m (6 ft 7 in to 246 ft 1 in) and can be found in lagoons and semi-sheltered seaward reefs. This species was one of the first to re-colonise an area of reef which had been recently dredged off Pohnpei. It shows a preference for sheltered areas where there are deep holes or large boulders. The juveniles are occasionally recorded in shallow mangrove swamps and in the lower reaches of freshwater streams.

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Actinistia - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes->
  - Perciformes - Perches->
    
    Percidae - Perches->
    
    Pomatomidae - Bluefishes->
    
    Serranidae - Sea basses->
    
    Pomacentridae - Damsel and clownfishes->
    
    Latidae - Lates perches->
    
    Centropomidae - Snooks->
    
    Lutjanidae - Snappers->
    
    Lutjanus - Snappers->
    
    Northern red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus)
    
    Yellowtail snapper (Lutjanus ehrenbergi)
    
    Mangrove snapper (Lutjanus griseus)
    
    Cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus)
    
    Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris)
    
    Dog snapper (Lutjanus jocu)
    
    Mahogany snapper (Lutjanus mahagoni)
    
    Two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
    
    Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus)
    
    Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae)
    
    Blacktail snapper (Lutjanus fulvus)
    
    Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russellii)
    
    Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)
    
    Blubberlip snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus)
    
    Common bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)
    
    Mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis)
    
    Two-spot banded snapper (Lutjanus biguttatus)
    
    Gorean snapper (Lutjanus goreensis)
    
    Brownstripe red snapper (Lutjanus vitta)
    
    One-spot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma)
    
    Pacific dog snapper (Lutjanus novemfasciatus)
    
    Yellow-banded snapper (Lutjanus adetii)
    
    Brazilian snapper (Lutjanus alexandrei)
    
    Dory snapper (Lutjanus fulviflamma)
    
    African brown snapper (Lutjanus dentatus)
    
    Blackspot snapper (Lutjanus ehrenbergii)
    
    African red snapper (Lutjanus agennes)
    
    Ambiguous snapper (Lutjanus ambiguus)
    
    Mullet snapper (Lutjanus aratus)
    
    Mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
    
    Yellow snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris)
    
    Bengal snapper (Lutjanus bengalensis)
    
    Indonesian snapper (Lutjanus bitaeniatus)
    
    Moluccan snapper (Lutjanus boutton)
    
    Blackfin snapper (Lutjanus buccanella)
    
    Spanish flag snapper (Lutjanus carponotatus)
    
    Blueline snapper (Lutjanus coeruleolineatus)
    
    Colorado snapper (Lutjanus colorado)
    
    Checkered snapper (Lutjanus decussatus)
    
    Sunbeam snapper (Lutjanus dodecacanthoides)
    
    Guinea snapper (Lutjanus endecacanthus)
    
    Crimson snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus)
    
    Golden African snapper (Lutjanus fulgens)
    
    Freshwater snapper (Lutjanus fuscescens)
    
    Papuan black snapper (Lutjanus goldiei)
    
    Yellowfin red snapper (Lutjanus guilcheri)
    
    Spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus)
    
    Lutjanus indicus (Lutjanus indicus)
    
    Golden snapper (Lutjanus inermis)
    
    John’s snapper (Lutjanus johnii)
    
    Jordan’s snapper (Lutjanus jordani)
    
    Yellowstreaked snapper (Lutjanus lemniscatus)
    
    Lunartail snapper (Lutjanus lunulatus)
    
    Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus)
    
    Indian snapper (Lutjanus madras)
    
    Mahogany snapper (Lutjanus mahogoni)
    
    Malabar blood snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus)
    
    Pygmy snapper (Lutjanus maxweberi)
    
    Samoan snapper (Lutjanus mizenkoi)
    
    Bluestriped snapper (Lutjanus notatus)
    
    Whitebelly snapper (Lutjanus octolineatus)
    
    Spotstripe snapper (Lutjanus ophuysenii)
    
    Papuan snapper (Lutjanus papuensis)
    
    Pacific red snapper (Lutjanus peru)
    
    Southern red snapper (Lutjanus purpureus)
    
    Five-lined snapper (Lutjanus quinquelineatus)
    
    Yellow-lined snapper (Lutjanus rufolineatus)
    
    Humphead snapper (Lutjanus sanguineus)
    
    Arabian blue-striped snapper (Lutjanus sapphirolineatus)
    
    Black-banded snapper (Lutjanus semicinctus)
    
    Star snapper (Lutjanus stellatus)
    
    Timor snapper (Lutjanus timoriensis)
    
    Blue and gold snapper (Lutjanus viridis)
    
    Silk snapper (Lutjanus vivanus)
    
    Yellowfin snapper (Lutjanus xanthopinnis)
    
    Ocyurus - Snappers->
    
    Symphorichthys - Symphorichthys->
    
    Macolor - Macolor->
    
    Hoplopagrus - Hoplopagrus->
    
    Aphareus - Aphareus->
    
    Aprion - Aprion->
    
    Apsilus - Apsilus->
    
    Etelis - Etelis->
    
    Lipocheilus - Lipocheilus->
    
    Paracaesio - Paracaesio->
    
    Parapristipomoides - Parapristipomoides->
    
    Pinjalo - Pinjalo->
    
    Pristipomoides - Pristipomoides->
    
    Randallichthys - Randallichthys->
    
    Rhomboplites - Rhomboplites->
    
    Symphorus - Symphorus->
    
    Haemulidae - Grunts->
    
    Artedidraconidae - Barbled plunderfishes->
    
    Embiotocidae - Surfperches->
    
    Glaucosomatidae - Pearl perches->
    
    Malacanthidae - Tilefishes->
    
    Polynemidae - Threadfin->
    
    Gerreidae - Mojarras->
    
    Priacanthidae - Bigeyes->
    
    Monodactylidae - Moonyfishes->
    
    Centrogenyidae - False scorpionfishes->
    
    Epinephelidae - Groupers->
    
    Cebidichthyidae - Cebidichthyidae->
    
    Anthiadidae - Anthiadidae->
    
    Ambassidae - Asiatic glassfishes->
    
    Bathydraconidae - Antarctic dragonfishes->
    
    Bembropidae - Duckbill flatheads->
    
    Bovichtidae - Thornfishes->
    
    Caesionidae - Fusiliers->
    
    Caesioscorpididae - Blowhole perches->
    
    Centracanthidae - Picarels->
    
    Cepolidae - Bandfishes->
    
    Channichthyidae - Crocodile icefishes->
    
    Congrogadidae - Eelblennies->
    
    Datnioididae - Freshwater tripletails->
    
    Dinopercidae - Cavebasses->
    
    Eleginopidae - Patagonian blennies->
    
    Grammatidae - Basslets->
    
    Grammistidae - Soapfishes->
    
    Hapalogenyidae - Barbeled grunters->
    
    Harpagiferidae - Spiny plunderfishes->
    
    Lactariidae - False trevallies->
    
    Latilidae - Deepwater tilefishes->
    
    Leptobramidae - Beachsalmon->
    
    Liopropomatidae - Painted basslets->
    
    Niphonidae - Ara groupers->
    
    Nototheniidae - Cod icefishes->
    
    Opistognathidae - Jawfishes->
    
    Oxylebiinae - Painted greenlings->
    
    Plesiopidae - Roundheads->
    
    Pseudaphritidae - Catadromous icefishes->
    
    Pseudochromidae - Dottybacks->
    
    Ptereleotridae - Dartfishes->
    
    Toxotidae - Archerfishes->
  - Cypriniformes - Carps->
  - Esociformes - Pikes->
  - Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
  - Siluriformes - Catfishes->
  - Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->
  - Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
  - Gadiformes - Cods->
  - Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
  - Clupeiformes - Herrings->
  - Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
  - Gobiiformes - Gobies->
  - Mugiliformes - Mullets->
  - Carangiformes - Jacks->
  - Beloniformes - Needlefishes->
  - Labriformes - Wrasses->
  - Scombriformes - Mackerels->
  - Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
  - Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
  - Aulopiformes - Grinners->
  - Blenniiformes - Blennies->
  - Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
  - Osmeriformes - Smelts->
  - Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
  - Cichliformes - Cichlids->
  - Characiformes - Characins->
  - Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->
  - Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
  - Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
  - Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
  - Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
  - Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
  - Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
  - Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
  - Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
  - Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
  - Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
  - Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
  - Zeiformes - Dories->
  - Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->
  - Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
  - Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
  - Lampriformes - Lamprids->
  - Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
  - Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
  - Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
  - Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
  - Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
  - Atheriniformes - Silversides->
  - Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
  - Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
  - Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
  - Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
  - Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
  - Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
  - Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
  - Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
  - Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
  - Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
  - Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
  - Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->
  - Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->
  - Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
  - Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
  - Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
  - Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipnoi - Lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons and Paddlefishes->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->

Blacktail snapper (Lutjanus fulvus)

General data

Classification

Description

Taxonomy of Fishes

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