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Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
Etymology: Lutjanus: Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish; xanthopinnis: Named for its prominentn yellow fins..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 90 m (Ref. 48635). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific, Indian Ocean (the Andaman Sea, western Thailand and Sri Lanka) to Papua New Guinea and the East Indies; north to Japan; south to Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 106991)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D X,13; A III,8; pectoral-fin rays often 16-17; lateral-line scales 48-50: horizontal scale rows above lateral line 5-6; scale rows on cheek 4-5; preopercular flange with several embedded scales; gill rakers on first arch 7-8 (6–7 rudiments) + 14-15 (4?5 rudiments), total gill rakers 22-23 (including rudiments); a pair of small rounded to elliptical nostrils on each side of snout, no conspicuous flap on outer edge of either nostril; predorsal scales extend forward to middle of interorbital. Colouration: below lateral line of the body are thin yellow to brownish stripes, adults with relatively uniform width stripes or at most, a more prominent slightly wider stripe from behind the eye to the upper caudal peduncle, occupying a single scale row and well less than half pupil width (vs, juveniles may have a wider lateral stripe); fins are mostly yellow (Ref. 106991).
Adults inhabit coral and rocky reefs (Ref. 55) in coastal areas and outer slopes. Forms large and small aggregations (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Iwatsuki, Y., F. Tanaka and G.R. Allen, 2015. Lutjanus xanthopinnis, a new species of snapper (Pisces: Lutjanidae) from the Indo-west Pacific, with a redescription of Lutjanus madras (Valenciennes 1831). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 17:22-42. (Ref. 106991)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01738 (0.00782 - 0.03863), b=3.03 (2.83 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
