Bengal snapper
Lutjanus bengalensis
- Usual depth4–59 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–59 m · Deepest record: 63.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bengal snapper, Red Snapper
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Bengalen-Schnapper
- Spanish
- Pargo de Bengala
- French
- Vivaneau bengalais, Vivaneau bengalais, Vivaneau du Bengale, Vivaneau du Bengale
- Indonesian
- Kakap kuning Hindia
- Japanese
- Bengarufuedai, ベンガルフエダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 孟加拉国湾笛鲷, 孟加拉灣笛鯛, 孟加拉笛鯛, 赤筆仔
Other scientific names: Holocentrus bengalensis, Mesoprion pomacanthus
Similar species
- Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
- Twinspot snapper
Lutjanus bohar
- Blacktail snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
- Humpback snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
- Common bluestripe snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
- Bigeye snapper
Lutjanus lutjanus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 272 open-data records from 1902 to 2021.
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