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Five-lined snapper

Characteristics

  • Usually occurs singly but may form small groups.
  • Can live to at least 31 years old in wild.

Description

  • Body yellow with 5 horizontal blue stripes. The similar looking Common
  • bluestripe snapper only has 4 horizontal blue stripes.
  • bluestripe snapper” to Lutjanus kasmira page*
  • May have a black blotch on rear back.

Common Name: Five-lined snapper

Family Common Name: Snappers

Family: Lutjanidae

Scientific Name: Lutjanus quinquelineatus___(Bloch, 1790)

Genus: Lutjanus

Maximum Length: 38 cm (Total Length)

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未評估
Not Evaluated (ne)
數據缺乏
Data Deficient (dd)
無危
Least Concern (lc)
近危
Near Threatened (nt)
易危
Vulnerable (vu)
瀕危
Endangered (en)
極危
Critically Endangered (cr)
絕滅
Extinct (ex)
Five-lined snapper

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