LUTJANUS ARGENTIMACULATUS - (FORSSKAL, 1775)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Acanthuriformes (Order) > Lutjanidae (Family) > Lutjaninae (Subfamily) > Lutjanus (Genus)
Vivaneau des mangroves, Mangrove jack, Red bass, Dog bream, Red bream, Red perch, River roman, Red reef bream, Creek red bream, Rock barramundi, Purple sea perch, purple sea-perch, Mangrove red snapper, Pargo amarillo, Pargo de manglar, Pargo dientón, Pargo rabo amarillo, Mangroven-schnapper, Mangrovenbarsch, Rivier-snapper, Goma-fuedai, ゴマフエダイ, 맹그로브 스내퍼, 銀紋笛鯛, луциан красный, กะพงสีเลือด, Cá Hồng bạc,
Synonymes
Alphestes gembra (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Alphestes sambra (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Diacope superbus (Castelnau, 1878)
Diacope macrolepis (Ehrenberg, 1828)
Diacopus superbus (Castelnau, 1878)
Lutianus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775)
Lutianus jahngarah (Day, 1875)
Lutianus salmonoides (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
Lutjanus argentimculatus (Forsskål, 1775)
Mesoprion flavipinnis (Cuvier, 1828)
Mesoprion garretti (Günther, 1873)
Mesoprion griseoides (Guichenot, 1863)
Mesoprion obscurus (Macleay, 1881)
Mesoprion olivaceus (Cuvier, 1828)
Mesoprion roseigaster (Macleay, 1881)
Mesoprion sexfasciatus (Macleay, 1883)
Mesoprion taeniops (Valenciennes, 1830)
Perca argentata (Bloch, 1792)
Perca argentata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Sciaena argentata (Gmelin, 1789)
Sciaena argentimaculata (Forsskål, 1775)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8; Pectoral fin rays: 16-17; Lateral line scale: 44-48. Body moderately deep, greatest depth: 2.3-3.1 in SL; Gill rakers of first gill arch: 6-8 + 9-12 = 16-20 (including rudiments); Preorbital bone relatively broad, wider than eye diameter; Preopercular notch poorly developed; Vomerine tooth patch crescentic; Posterior profile of dorsal and anal fins rounded; caudal fin emarginated to nearly truncate; Scale rows on back more or less parallel to lateral line, or parallel below spinous part of dorsal fin and sometimes rising obliquely posteriorly, or rarely with entirely oblique rows. Max. length: 150 cm TL, common length: 80.0 cm TL mâle. Max. weight: 14.5 kg; Max. age reported: 39 years. Depth range: 1 - 120 m.
Color
Generally greenish brown on back, grading to reddish on sides and ventral parts; Scales usually with dark centers and white margins, giving a reticulated appearance; Specimens from deep water frequently overall reddish; Juveniles with a series of about 8 whitish bars crossing sides, and 1 or 2 blue lines across cheek.
Etymology
Lutjanus: from Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
argentimaculatus: from Latin, argentum = white money, silver + from Latin, macula, -ae = stain, spot. Described as having silver spots, perhaps referring to light, sometimes white, color at margin of each scale
Original description: Sciaena argentimaculata Forsskål, 1775 - Type locality: Red Sea.
Distribution
Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius), east to Line Islands (Kiribati) and Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Greenough River (Western Australia), New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).
Biology
A euryhaline species. Juveniles and young adults occur in mangrove estuaries, the lower reaches of freshwater streams and tidal creeks. Adults are often found in groups around coral reefs. Migrate offshore to deeper reef areas. Carnivores, active predators feeding mainly at night on fishes, crustaceans, gastropods and cephalopod molluscs. Oviparous pelagic spawners. Spawning occurs on deeper offshore reefs during the summer months. Juveniles around 2cm in length settle out from the plankton into coastal estuaries during late summer. They spend several years in estuaries, ranging upstream into brackish mangrove creeks and the lower reaches of freshwater streams. Tagging studies indicate that Mangrove Jacks migrate to offshore reefs at 40-50 cm in length. This fish have prominent canine teeth in their jaws that are used for seizing and holding prey. These teeth can cause a nasty injury to unwary fishers. Excellent food fish. An important market species throughout the Indo-Pacific region, but never found in large quantities. A good aquaculture species because it doesn’t get rancid easily when frozen. It commands a good export market price with no limit on body size. No reported damaging diseases. Found in Hong Kong live fish markets. Caught mainly with handlines, bottom longlines, and trawls. Marketed mostly fresh and dried-salted. Reports of ciguatera poisoning.
Last update: 23, March 2023
Vivaneau des mangroves, Mangrove jack, Red bass, Dog bream, Red bream, Red perch, River roman, Red reef bream, Creek red bream, Rock barramundi, Purple sea perch, purple sea-perch, Mangrove red snapper, Pargo amarillo, Pargo de manglar, Pargo dientón, Pargo rabo amarillo, Mangroven-schnapper, Mangrovenbarsch, Rivier-snapper, Goma-fuedai, ゴマフエダイ, 맹그로브 스내퍼, 銀紋笛鯛, луциан красный, กะพงสีเลือด, Cá Hồng bạc,
Synonymes
Alphestes gembra (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Alphestes sambra (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Diacope superbus (Castelnau, 1878)
Diacope macrolepis (Ehrenberg, 1828)
Diacopus superbus (Castelnau, 1878)
Lutianus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775)
Lutianus jahngarah (Day, 1875)
Lutianus salmonoides (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
Lutjanus argentimculatus (Forsskål, 1775)
Mesoprion flavipinnis (Cuvier, 1828)
Mesoprion garretti (Günther, 1873)
Mesoprion griseoides (Guichenot, 1863)
Mesoprion obscurus (Macleay, 1881)
Mesoprion olivaceus (Cuvier, 1828)
Mesoprion roseigaster (Macleay, 1881)
Mesoprion sexfasciatus (Macleay, 1883)
Mesoprion taeniops (Valenciennes, 1830)
Perca argentata (Bloch, 1792)
Perca argentata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Sciaena argentata (Gmelin, 1789)
Sciaena argentimaculata (Forsskål, 1775)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8; Pectoral fin rays: 16-17; Lateral line scale: 44-48. Body moderately deep, greatest depth: 2.3-3.1 in SL; Gill rakers of first gill arch: 6-8 + 9-12 = 16-20 (including rudiments); Preorbital bone relatively broad, wider than eye diameter; Preopercular notch poorly developed; Vomerine tooth patch crescentic; Posterior profile of dorsal and anal fins rounded; caudal fin emarginated to nearly truncate; Scale rows on back more or less parallel to lateral line, or parallel below spinous part of dorsal fin and sometimes rising obliquely posteriorly, or rarely with entirely oblique rows. Max. length: 150 cm TL, common length: 80.0 cm TL mâle. Max. weight: 14.5 kg; Max. age reported: 39 years. Depth range: 1 - 120 m.
Color
Generally greenish brown on back, grading to reddish on sides and ventral parts; Scales usually with dark centers and white margins, giving a reticulated appearance; Specimens from deep water frequently overall reddish; Juveniles with a series of about 8 whitish bars crossing sides, and 1 or 2 blue lines across cheek.
Etymology
Lutjanus: from Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
argentimaculatus: from Latin, argentum = white money, silver + from Latin, macula, -ae = stain, spot. Described as having silver spots, perhaps referring to light, sometimes white, color at margin of each scale
Original description: Sciaena argentimaculata Forsskål, 1775 - Type locality: Red Sea.
Distribution
Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius), east to Line Islands (Kiribati) and Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Greenough River (Western Australia), New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).
Biology
A euryhaline species. Juveniles and young adults occur in mangrove estuaries, the lower reaches of freshwater streams and tidal creeks. Adults are often found in groups around coral reefs. Migrate offshore to deeper reef areas. Carnivores, active predators feeding mainly at night on fishes, crustaceans, gastropods and cephalopod molluscs. Oviparous pelagic spawners. Spawning occurs on deeper offshore reefs during the summer months. Juveniles around 2cm in length settle out from the plankton into coastal estuaries during late summer. They spend several years in estuaries, ranging upstream into brackish mangrove creeks and the lower reaches of freshwater streams. Tagging studies indicate that Mangrove Jacks migrate to offshore reefs at 40-50 cm in length. This fish have prominent canine teeth in their jaws that are used for seizing and holding prey. These teeth can cause a nasty injury to unwary fishers. Excellent food fish. An important market species throughout the Indo-Pacific region, but never found in large quantities. A good aquaculture species because it doesn’t get rancid easily when frozen. It commands a good export market price with no limit on body size. No reported damaging diseases. Found in Hong Kong live fish markets. Caught mainly with handlines, bottom longlines, and trawls. Marketed mostly fresh and dried-salted. Reports of ciguatera poisoning.
Last update: 23, March 2023