Lutjanus purpureus, Southern red snapper : fisheries

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Lutjanus purpureus (Poey, 1866)

Southern red 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: Poey.

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

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 26 - 340 m (Ref. 9626), usually 70 - 120 m (Ref. 55). Tropical; 25°N - 19°S, 87°W - 35°W (Ref. 54572)

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Western Atlantic: throughout most of the Caribbean Sea from Cuba southward to northeastern Brazil. Frequently confused with Lutjanus campechanus. Also referred to as Lutjanus aya by past authors, but Rivas (Ref. 6409) proved that Bodianus aya Bloch, 1790 is not a lutjanid, but probably a sciaenid.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 43.0, range 42 - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55); common length : 65.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55); peso máximo publicado: 10.0 kg (Ref. 5217); edad máxima reportada: 18 años (Ref. 55)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 10; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 14; Espinas anales 3; Radios blandos anales: 8 - 9. Head short, its dorsal profile somewhat rounded behind eye. Snout short and blunt. Eye large. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Pectoral fins long, reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Back and upper side deep red; lower sides and belly rosy, with a silvery sheen; the fins mainly red. A small spot is sometimes on the lateral line below the anterior portion of the dorsal fin rays. Young with a rounded black spot on upper side below anterior dorsal soft rays, disappearing with growth.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Adults inhabit rocky areas. They feed mainly on fishes, shrimps, crabs, cephalopods and planktonic items.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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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)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 31172)





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 21.2 - 26.5, mean 24.8 °C (based on 38 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.01295 - 0.01690), b=2.97 (2.94 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (K=0.09-0.12; tm=5.5; tmax=18; Fec=2,693,173 (mean)).
Prior r = 0.48, 95% CL = 0.32 - 0.72, Based on 3 stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 55 [29, 111] mg/100g; Iron = 0.512 [0.286, 1.003] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [16.0, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.209 [0.119, 0.358] g/100g; Selenium = 161 [77, 341] μg/100g; VitaminA = 25.5 [4.6, 118.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.399 [0.255, 0.618] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.