Lutjanus
colorado
Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
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Family:
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Lutjanidae
(Snappers), subfamily: Lutjaninae
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Colorado snapper |
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Max. size:
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91.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2850); max. published weight: 9,290 g (Ref. 40637) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range ? – 70 m
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Climate: |
subtropical; 36°N - 4°N, 90°w - 77°w |
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Importance:
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fisheries: commercial |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
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Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Panama; rare north of Baja California, Mexico. There are unsubstantiated reports of this species from localities as far south as northern Peru.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 10 - 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13 - 14;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 7 – 8. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Body and fins mostly red; sometimes with a blue streak under the eye. Young specimens are barred.
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Biology: |
Inhabits inshore reef areas over hard bottoms. Generally solitary (Ref. 9313). Juveniles are sometimes encountered in shallow coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 9313). Carnivorous, feeds on invertebrates and fishes (Ref. 9313). Marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 9313).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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