| Family: | Lutjanidae (Snappers), subfamily: Lutjaninae |
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| Order: | Perciformes (perch-likes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Schoolmaster snapper | |||
| Max. size: | 67.2 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9626); 57 cm FL (female); max. published weight: 10.8 kg (Ref. 26340) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 2 – 63 m | |||
| Climate: | subtropical; 38°N - 6°S, 100°w - 37°w | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: commercial | |||
| Resilience: | Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda (Ref. 26938) to Trinidad and northern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Côte d'Ivoire to Equatorial Guinea (Ref. 10795). | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Snout long and pointed, mouth large. One of the upper pairs of canine teeth notably enlarged, visible when mouth is close. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Pectoral fins long, reaching the level of anus. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line, at least anteriorly. Olive gray to brownish on upper back and sides, with eight narrow, pale vertical bars which may be faint or absent in large adults. A solid or broken blue line which may disappear with growth, runs under the eye. | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in shallow, clear, warm, coastal waters over coral reefs. Often near the shelter of elkhorn corals and gorgonians (Ref. 9710). Juveniles are encountered over sand bottoms with or without seagrass (Thalassia), and over muddy bottoms of lagoons or mangrove areas. Young sometimes enter brackish waters. Sometimes forms resting aggregations during the day. Feeds on fishes, shrimps, crabs, worms, gastropods and cephalopods. Considered a good food fish, it is marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 55). Maximum length for female taken from Ref. 3093. | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | reports of ciguatera poisoning , Dammann, A.E.. 1969 | |||
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