Lutjanus argentiventris, Yellow snapper : fisheries, aquaculture

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Lutjanus argentiventris (Peters, 1869)

Yellow snapper
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
Etymology: Lutjanus: Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
More on author: Peters.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; brackvatten revassocierade; djupintervall 3 - 60 m (Ref. 9313). Subtropical; 36°N - 13°S, 120°W - 77°W (Ref. 55)

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Eastern Pacific: southern California to Peru, rare north of Baja California, Mexico; also at the Cocos and Galapagos islands.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 19.5, range 19 - 20 cm
Max length : 71.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 40637); publicerad maxvikt: 13.0 kg (Ref. 40637)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 10; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 14; Taggstrålar i analfenan 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8. Forehead slopes steeply; snout somewhat pointed. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Scale rows on back parallel with lateral line. Rosy red anteriorly, becoming bright orange to yellow over most of the body; the fins are mainly yellow or orange; the inside of the mouth is white; a bluish horizontal streak runs below the eye.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found in inshore reef areas over hard bottoms until at least 60 m depth (Ref. 9313). Tolerant to freshwaters (Ref. 36880). Form aggregations during daylight and shelter as solitary fish in caverns. Feed on fishes, shrimps, crabs and mollusks. Marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 9313).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Allen, G.R., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 55)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell; Vattenbruk: experimentell
FAO - fiskeri: landings; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 20.5 - 28.6, mean 25.8 °C (based on 84 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.01296 - 0.01687), b=2.97 (2.94 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 7.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (K=0.15;).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Very high vulnerability (80 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 16.1 [8.3, 25.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.277 [0.162, 0.480] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [18.0, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.201 [0.123, 0.323] g/100g; Selenium = 27.7 [14.8, 50.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 79.7 [13.4, 346.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.326 [0.235, 0.491] mg/100g (wet weight);