| Family: | Lutjanidae (Snappers), subfamily: Lutjaninae |
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| Order: | Perciformes (perch-likes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Cubera snapper | |||
| Max. size: | 160 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 55); max. published weight: 57.0 kg (Ref. 9710) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 18 – 55 m | |||
| Climate: | subtropical; 35°n - 2°s, 100°w - 46°w | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes | |||
| Resilience: | Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia and Bermuda (Anderson, pers. comm.) to mouths of the Amazon, Brazil. Rare north of Florida and apparently rare in the Gulf of Mexico. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 – 8. Mouth with thick lips. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Back and sides pale to dark gray with a reddish tinge. The dorsal and caudal fins are grayish; the anal and pelvic fins reddish; the pectoral fins translucent or grayish. | |||
| Biology: | Adults found mainly around ledges over rocky bottoms or around reefs. Young sometimes inhabit mangrove areas. Feeds mainly on fishes, shrimps and crabs (Ref. 55). A wary fish, not easily approached underwater (Ref. 13442). | |||
| Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU) (A2d)(Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | reports of ciguatera poisoning , Allen, G.R.. 1985 | |||
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