Indian snapper
Lutjanus madras
- Usual depth1–39 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Lutjanus madras, the Indian snapper, 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: 4 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–39 m · Deepest record: 59 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Photos
(c) Andre Hosper, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Indian snapper
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Pargo Kotrokotro, Pargo Madraseño
- French
- Vivaneau Madras
- Japanese
- イモトフエダイ
- Thai
- ปลากะพงข้างเหลือง
- Simplified Chinese
- 前鱗笛鯛, 赤筆仔
Other scientific names: Mesoprion madras
Similar species
Mangrove red snapperLutjanus argentimaculatus
Twinspot snapperLutjanus bohar
Blacktail snapperLutjanus fulvus
Humpback snapperLutjanus gibbus
Common bluestripe snapperLutjanus kasmira
Big-mouth NannygaiLutjanus malabaricus
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).
- 35 open-data records from 1940 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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