Black
Lutjanus erythropterus
- Usual depth34–88 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and December
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Lutjanus erythropterus, the crimson snapper, crimson seaperch, high-brow sea-perch, Longman's sea perch, red bream, saddle-tailed perch, small-mouth nannygai or smallmouth sea perch is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the Pacific and 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: 151 records
- February: 30 records
- March: 45 records
- April: 45 records
- May: 76 records
- June: 169 records
- July: 264 records
- August: 237 records
- September: 85 records
- October: 76 records
- November: 47 records
- December: 332 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 34–88 m · Deepest record: 112.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black, Crimson Seaperch, Crimson Snapper, Firespot Snapper, High Brow Sea Perch, Longman's Sea Perch, Pink Snapper, Red Bream, Redfish, Red Jew, Red Snapper, Rounded Snapper, Saddle-tailed Perch, saddletailed sea perch, Saddle-tailed Sea-perch, Scarlet Snapper, Small-mouthed Nannygai, Small-mouth Sea-perch
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Pargo carmesí
- French
- Vivaneau cramoisi
- Simplified Chinese
- 紅雞仔, 紅鰭笛鯛, 赤海雞, 赤鰭笛鯛
Other scientific names: Diacope annularis, Diacope metallicus, Genyoroge macleayana, Lutianus erythropterus, Lutjanus altifrontalis, Lutjanus annularis, Lutjanus chirtah, Lutjanus erytropterus, Lutjanus longmani, Mesoprion annularis, Mesoprion chirtah, Mesoprion rubellus
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).
- 1,797 open-data records from 1910 to 2017.
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