Lutjanus monostigma
One-spot Snapper
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Lutjanidae
Genus
Lutjanus
Species
Lutjanus monostigma
Colours
Distinguishing features
The dorsal profile of head gently to moderately sloped. They are generally silvery white with yellow fins, and usually a black spot below the middle of the dorsal fin that is intersected by the lateral line. (Fishbase)
Size
- Up to 60 cm (Total Length)
Depth range
- From 1 m to 60 m
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
Moses Snapper (species: Lutjanus russellii)
has dusky tail and dorsal fin.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesas and Line islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.
Adults inhabit coral reef areas, usually close to shelter in the form of caves, large coral formations and wreckage. (Fishbase)
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Other references
- Cribb, T.H., R.D. Adlard, R.A. Bray, P. Sasal and S.C. Cutmore (2014). Biogeography of tropical Indo-West Pacific parasites: A cryptic species of Transversotrema and evidence for rarity of Transversotrematidae (Trematoda) in French Polynesia, Parasitology International, 63: 285-294. LIRS catalog number 1709.
- Hilomen, V.V. (1997). Inter- and intra-habitat movement patterns and population dynamics of small reef fishes of commercial and recreational significance, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 535.
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