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Common bluestripe snapper

Lutjanus kasmira

  • Fish
  • IUCN: Least concern
  • Usual depth6–23 m
  • Water temperature14–30 °C
  • Best monthsApril, August, and September
  • How commonCommon
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Photo credit: (c) Meghan Cassidy, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Meghan Cassidy · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

The common bluestripe snapper, bluestripe snapper, bluebanded snapper, bluestripe sea perch, fourline snapper, blue-line snapper or moonlighter, is a species of snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean from the coast of Africa and the Red Sea to the central Pacific Ocean. It is commercially important and sought as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Common bluestripe snapper”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

  • January: 180 records
  • February: 539 records
  • March: 614 records
  • April: 816 records
  • May: 422 records
  • June: 454 records
  • July: 806 records
  • August: 877 records
  • September: 817 records
  • October: 498 records
  • November: 411 records
  • December: 182 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–23 m · Deepest record: 325 m

  • 0–10 m: 1,060 records
  • 10–20 m: 2,370 records
  • 20–30 m: 922 records
  • 30–40 m: 29 records
  • 40–50 m: 7 records
  • 50–60 m: 10 records
  • 60–70 m: 9 records
  • 70–80 m: 7 records
  • 80–90 m: 8 records
  • 90–100 m: 8 records
  • 100–110 m: 14 records
  • 110+ m: 18 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–30 °C

  • 12–14 °C: 1 records
  • 14–16 °C: 0 records
  • 16–18 °C: 0 records
  • 18–20 °C: 0 records
  • 20–22 °C: 1 records
  • 22–24 °C: 1 records
  • 24–26 °C: 309 records
  • 26–28 °C: 139 records
  • 28–30 °C: 257 records

Names and classification

English
Common bluestripe snapper, Blue-banded Hussar, bluebanded sea perch, Blue-banded Sea-perch, Blue-banded Sea Perch, Blue-banded Snapper, Bluebanded Snapper, Blue-lined Sea Perch, Bluelined Snapper, Bluelined Snapper, Common bluestripe snapper, Blue-lined Snapper Fish, Blue-striped Seaperch, Blue-striped Snapper, Bluestriped Snapper, Bluestripe Seaperch, Blue-stripe Snapper, Bluestripe Snapper, common bluestripe snapper, Common Blue-strips Snapper, Four-lined Snapper, Moon-lighter, Moonlighter, Yellow and Blue Seaperch
Names in 6 more languages
German
Blaustreifenschnapper, Blaustreifen-Schnapper, Kaschmirschnapper
Spanish
Pargo común de rayas azules, Pargo de Rayas Azules
French
Lutjan à quatre bandes bleues, Madras, Perche à raies bleues, Vivaneau à raies bleues
Japanese
Yosujifuedai, ヨスジフエダイ
Thai
ปลากะพงลายสี่แถบ
Simplified Chinese
四帶笛鯛, 四帶笛鳚, 四線, 四線笛鯛, 四線赤筆, 四线笛鲷, 條魚, 赤筆仔

Other scientific names: Lutianus kasmira, Mesoprion etaape, Perca lineata, Sciaena kasmira

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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).
  • 6,769 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
  • Species data updated October 30, 2026.

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