Lutjanus
fulgens
(Valenciennes, 1830)
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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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Golden African snapper |
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Max. size:
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60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 55) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 60 – ? m
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Climate: |
tropical; 14°N - 20°S, 23°w - 14°e |
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Importance:
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fisheries: subsistence fisheries |
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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 Atlantic: primarily between Senegal and Nigeria, and in the Gulf of Guinea; also Cape Verde (Ref. 55), Fernando Poo and others (Ref. 10795).
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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: 8. Head blunt, snout short, much shorter than eye diameter. Eye very large. Preorbital bone narrow, its width less than half of the eye diameter. Maxilla extending to about mid-eye level. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Scale rows in cheek 5. Back and sides vivid pink; silvery white on lower sides and belly; with horizontal golden bands, one per scale row.
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Biology: |
Occur on rocky bottoms (Ref. 2683). Also found in deeper offshore waters. Feed on fishes and crustaceans.
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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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