John's snapper
Lutjanus johnii
- Usual depth1–6 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Lutjanus johnii, the Golden snapper, John's snapper, big-scaled bream, fingermark bream, fingermark seaperch, John's sea-perch, or spotted-scale sea perch is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lutjanus johnii”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 213 records
- February: 52 records
- March: 64 records
- April: 62 records
- May: 80 records
- June: 86 records
- July: 67 records
- August: 91 records
- September: 164 records
- October: 202 records
- November: 155 records
- December: 156 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–6 m · Deepest record: 57 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- John's snapper, Big-scaled Bream, Fingermark Bream, Fingermark Seaperch, Golden Snapper, John's Sea-perch, John's Seaperch, Mangrove Snapper, Moses Perch, One Spot Snapper, Red Bream, Snapper, spotted-scaled sea perch, Spotted-scale Sea-perch
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Pargo jaspeado
- French
- Lutjan à Tache Unique, Vivaneau ziebelo, Ziebelo
- Japanese
- Kadogawafuedai, カドガワフエダイ
Other scientific names: Anthias johnii, Coius catus, Diacope xanthozona, Lutianus johni, Lutjanus johni, Mesoprion yapilli, Serranus pavoninus, Sparus tranquebaricus
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).
- 1,648 open-data records from 1931 to 2023.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.