Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
- Usual depth2–5 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and May
- How commonCommon
About this species
The mangrove red snapper, also known as mangrove jack, grey snapper, creek red bream, Stuart evader, dog bream, purple sea perch, red bream, red perch, red reef bream, river roman, or rock barramundi, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific range and has recently been recorded in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1,303 records
- February: 1,170 records
- March: 1,041 records
- April: 966 records
- May: 1,473 records
- June: 829 records
- July: 572 records
- August: 622 records
- September: 594 records
- October: 678 records
- November: 809 records
- December: 1,119 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–5 m · Deepest record: 236 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Mangrove red snapper, River snapper, Amarillo Snapper, Creek Red Bream, Dog Bream, Gray Snapper, Indo-Pacific Mangrove Red Snapper, Mangrove Jack, mangrove red snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Purple Sea-perch, Purple Sea Perch, Red Bass, Red Bream, Red Perch, Red Reef Bream, Red Snapper, River Roman, river snapper, Rock Barramundi, Silver snapper, Silver-spotted Gray Snapper, Yellow Snapper
Names in 7 more languages
- German
- Kupfer-Schnapper
- Spanish
- Pargo Amarillo, Pargo de Manglar, Pargo de Manglar del Indo Pacífico, Pargo de Mangle, Pargo Dientón, Pargo Rabo Amarillo, pargo rojo del manglar
- French
- Carpe, Rouget, Sarde, Vieille de palétuviers, Vivaneau des mangroves
- Japanese
- Gomafuedai, ゴマフエダイ
- Korean
- 붉은퉁돔
- Thai
- ปลากะพงแดงปากแม่น้ำ, ปลากะพงแดงป่าชายเลน
- Simplified Chinese
- 紅棗魚, 紅槽, 紫紅笛鯛, 紫红笛鲷, 銀紋笛鯛
Other scientific names: Alphestes gembra, Alphestes sambra, Diacope superba, Diacope superbus, Diacopus superbus, Lutianus argentimaculatus, Lutianus jahngarah, Lutianus salmonoides, Lutjanus argentimculatus, Mesoprion flavipinnis, Mesoprion garretti, Mesoprion griseoides, Mesoprion obscurus, Mesoprion olivaceus, Mesoprion roseigaster, Mesoprion sexfasciatus, Mesoprion taeniops, Perca argentata, Sciaena argentata, Sciaena argentimaculata
Similar species
- Twinspot snapper
Lutjanus bohar
- Blacktail snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
- Humpback snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
- Common bluestripe snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
- Bigeye snapper
Lutjanus lutjanus
- Big-mouth Nannygai
Lutjanus malabaricus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 11,978 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
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