Lutjanus guttatus
Spotted Rose Snapper
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Lutjanus
Lutjanus guttatus (Spotted Rose Snapper)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above the lateral line. Pale crimson on side, often with silvery sheen of horizontal rows of bluish spots; belly golden yellow. Head with bluish spots and irregular broken lines, especially across cheek. A large blackish blotch on the upper back below the posterior of the dorsal spines. Striking features: none.
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru.
Habitat Associations
Marine. reef-associated. depth range 10-60 m. Found in: coral reefs.
Biology
Adults are found over hard bottoms in inshore reef areas. Generally solitary or in small groups but may occasionally form big schools (Ref. 9313). Juveniles inhabit estuaries and mouths of rivers (Ref. 9313). Carnivorous, feed on invertebrates and fish (Ref. 9313). Marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 9313).
Max length: 105.0 cm TL; max weight: 1310 g.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2007-05-21. Resilience: Medium (K = 0.19; Fec = 66,400).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish.
References
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.
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Allen, G.R. (1995) Lutjanidae. Pargos. p. 1231-1244. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome.
Lozano, M.S. and X.C. Carrapa (2000) Alimentación natural de juveniles de Lutjanus guttatus (Pisces: Lutjanidae) en La Costa de Jalisco y Colima, México. Bol. Centro Invest. Biol. 34(2):159-180.
Nieto-Navarro, J.T., M. Zetina-Rejón and F. Arreguín-Sánchez (2010) Length-weight relationship of demersal fish from the eastern coast of the mouth of the gulf of California. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 5(6):494-502.
Puentes, V., F.D. Escobar, C.J. Polo and J.C. Alonso (eds.) (2014) Estado de los principales recursos pesqueros de Colombia - 2014. Serie Recursos Pesqueros de Colombia AUNAP. Oficina de Generación del conocimiento y la Información, Autoridad Nacional de Acuicultura y Pesca AUNAP ©. 244 p.
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