dark-tailed sea perch
Lutjanus lemniscatus
- Usual depth1–79 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Lutjanus lemniscatus, the yellowstreaked snapper, darktail snapper, darktail seaperch or maroon 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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 21 records
- September: 32 records
- October: 33 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–79 m · Deepest record: 108.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- dark-tailed sea perch, Dark-tailed Sea-perch, Dark-tailed Seaperch, Darktail Seaperch, Darktail Snapper, Dusky-tail Snapper, Maroon Sea-perch, ribboned snapper, Sweetlip Snapper, Tropical Snapper, Yellow-streaked Seaperch, yellow-streaked snapper, Yellowstreaked snapper
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Pargo de cola negra, Pargo de raya amarillas, Pargo de Rayas Amarillas
- French
- Vivaneau à raies jaunes
- Thai
- ปลากะพงแดงแถบน้ำตาล
- Simplified Chinese
- 褶尾笛鯛
Other scientific names: Lutianus furvicaudatus, Lutianus janthinuropterus, Lutjanus janthinuropterus, Lutjanus melanotaenia, Mesoprion immaculatus, Mesoprion janthinuropterus, Serranus lemniscatus
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).
- 515 open-data records from 1929 to 2022.
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