Two-spot Banded Seaperch
Lutjanus biguttatus
- Usual depth6–11 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Lutjanus biguttatus, the two-spot banded snapper or two-spot snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Pacific and eastern Indian Oceans.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 96 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–11 m · Deepest record: 37 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Two-spot Banded Seaperch, Two-spot banded snapper, Twospot Banded Snapper, Two-spot Snapper, Twospot Snapper
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Pargo de Banda Blanca
- French
- Jaunet à Deux Taches, Vivaneau à Bande Blanche, Vivaneau à bande blanche, Vivaneau à bandes blanches
- Japanese
- Futahoshifuedai, フタホシフエダイ
Other scientific names: Lutianus biguttatus, Lutjanus bigguttatus, Mesoprion bleekeri, Mesoprion elongatus, Serranus biguttatus
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 392 open-data records from 1922 to 2017.
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