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Lutjanus fuscescens in East Timor
Freshwater snapper

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Lutjanus fuscescens   (Valenciennes, 1830)
Family:	Lutjanidae (Snappers) , subfamily: Lutjaninae			picture (Lugol_u3.jpg) by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Freshwater snapper
Max. size:	40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 55)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical; 24°N - 13°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia and Oceania: known only from China, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 13235).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Dorsal profile of head moderately sloped. Preorbital width about equal to, or slightly narrower than eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising parallel to lateral line. Back and sides grayish-brown or olive, becoming whitish on belly. A prominent black blotch on the lateral line below the anterior soft dorsal-fin rays. Juveniles with a series of diffuse blackish bars on sides.
Biology:	Inhabits freshwater streams and brackish, mangrove-lined estuaries. Juveniles upstream (Ref. 48635). Not reported from purely marine habitats
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R.. 1985. (Ref. 55)
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East Timor country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Abundance:	common (usually seen)		Ref:  Larson, H.K. and B. Pidgeon, 2004
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Mota Bertuli; Timor
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Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Larson, H.K. and B. Pidgeon, 2004
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	Entered:  Busson, Frédéric

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