LUTJANUS ADETII - (CASTELNAU, 1873)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Acanthuriformes (Order) > Lutjanidae (Family) > Lutjaninae (Subfamily) > Lutjanus (Genus)
Lutjan aimable, Rouget de nuit, Vivaneau de nuit, Hussar, Yellow-Band Snapper, Yellow-Banded Hussar, Yellowbanded Snapper, Yellow-Banded Snapper, Yellow-Banded Sea Perch, Yellow-Banded Sea-Perch, Pargo nochero, 黃帶笛鯛,
Synonymes
Diacope adetii (Castelnau, 1873)
Diacopus adetii (Castelnau, 1873)
Genyoroge amabilis (De Vis, 1884)
Genyoroge unicolor (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877)
Lutjanus castelnaui (Whitley, 1928)
Lutjanus paravitta (Postel, 1965)
Neomesoprion unicolor (Castelnau, 1875)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8; Pectoral fin rays: 17; Total gill rakers on first arch: 27-29. Snout somewhat pointed. Preopercular notch and knob moderately well developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Caudal fin emarginate or slightly forked. Max. length: 50.0 cm TL, common length: 30.0 cm TL. Max. reported age: 40 years. Depth range: 0 - 20 m.
Color
Juveniles have a large red spot on the mid to upper part of the caudal peduncle, which, in some individuals remains as the midlateral stripe develops.
Adults have a rosy-pink body becoming silvery below with a dusky to golden stripe from the middle of the gill cover to the tail base, a golden patch around the eye running onto the snout, a yellow blotch at the pectoral-fin base, and a white margin on the dorsal and anal fins.
Etymology
Lutjanus: from Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
adetii: in honor of “Mr. Adet” (forename not available), a French merchant in Nouméa, New Caledonia, who collected all the fishes Castelnau studied during his stay in Nouméa, including type of this one.
Original description: Diacopus adetii Castelnau, 1873 - Type locality: Nouméa, Grande Terre, Province Sud, New Caledonia, southwestern Pacific.
Distribution
Southwestern Pacific: Queensland and New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), Chesterfield Islands, Grande Terre and Isle des Pins (New Caledonia).
Biology
Adults mainly inhabit coral reefs. Sometimes forming large aggregations around rocky outcrops during daylight hours. They disperse to feed at night. Usually marketed fresh.
Similar species
Lutjanus lutjanus (Bloch, 1790) - Reported from New Caledonia.
Lutjanus ophuysenii (Bleeker, 1860) - Reported from Western Pacific: southern China and Taiwan north to Korea and Japan.
Lutjanus vitta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here).
Last update: 23, March 2023
Lutjan aimable, Rouget de nuit, Vivaneau de nuit, Hussar, Yellow-Band Snapper, Yellow-Banded Hussar, Yellowbanded Snapper, Yellow-Banded Snapper, Yellow-Banded Sea Perch, Yellow-Banded Sea-Perch, Pargo nochero, 黃帶笛鯛,
Synonymes
Diacope adetii (Castelnau, 1873)
Diacopus adetii (Castelnau, 1873)
Genyoroge amabilis (De Vis, 1884)
Genyoroge unicolor (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877)
Lutjanus castelnaui (Whitley, 1928)
Lutjanus paravitta (Postel, 1965)
Neomesoprion unicolor (Castelnau, 1875)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8; Pectoral fin rays: 17; Total gill rakers on first arch: 27-29. Snout somewhat pointed. Preopercular notch and knob moderately well developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Caudal fin emarginate or slightly forked. Max. length: 50.0 cm TL, common length: 30.0 cm TL. Max. reported age: 40 years. Depth range: 0 - 20 m.
Color
Juveniles have a large red spot on the mid to upper part of the caudal peduncle, which, in some individuals remains as the midlateral stripe develops.
Adults have a rosy-pink body becoming silvery below with a dusky to golden stripe from the middle of the gill cover to the tail base, a golden patch around the eye running onto the snout, a yellow blotch at the pectoral-fin base, and a white margin on the dorsal and anal fins.
Etymology
Lutjanus: from Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
adetii: in honor of “Mr. Adet” (forename not available), a French merchant in Nouméa, New Caledonia, who collected all the fishes Castelnau studied during his stay in Nouméa, including type of this one.
Original description: Diacopus adetii Castelnau, 1873 - Type locality: Nouméa, Grande Terre, Province Sud, New Caledonia, southwestern Pacific.
Distribution
Southwestern Pacific: Queensland and New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), Chesterfield Islands, Grande Terre and Isle des Pins (New Caledonia).
Biology
Adults mainly inhabit coral reefs. Sometimes forming large aggregations around rocky outcrops during daylight hours. They disperse to feed at night. Usually marketed fresh.
Similar species
Lutjanus lutjanus (Bloch, 1790) - Reported from New Caledonia.
Lutjanus ophuysenii (Bleeker, 1860) - Reported from Western Pacific: southern China and Taiwan north to Korea and Japan.
Lutjanus vitta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here).
Last update: 23, March 2023