Big-mouth Nannygai
Lutjanus malabaricus
- Usual depth35–128 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust and October
- How commonCommon
About this species
Lutjanus malabaricus, the Malabar blood snapper, saddletail snapper, large-mouthed nannygai, large-mouthed sea-perch, Malabar snapper, nannygai, red bass, red bream, red emperor, red Jew, red snapper, saddletail seaperch, scarlet emperor or scarlet sea-perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific, where it is found east to Fiji and Japan.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 187 records
- February: 58 records
- March: 30 records
- April: 98 records
- May: 83 records
- June: 267 records
- July: 42 records
- August: 527 records
- September: 293 records
- October: 642 records
- November: 247 records
- December: 45 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 35–128 m · Deepest record: 168.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Big-mouth Nannygai, Large-mouthed Nannygai, Large-mouthed Sea-perch, Malabar blood snapper, Malabar Red-snapper, Malabar Red Snapper, Malabar Seaperch, Malabar Snapper, Nannygai, Red Bass, Red Bream, Red Emperor, Redfish, Red Jew, Red Snapper, Saddle-tailed Sea-perch, Saddle-tailed Sea Perch, Saddletail Seaperch, Saddle-tail Snapper, Saddletail Snapper, Scarlet Emperor, scarlet sea perch, Scarlet Sea-perch, Silver
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Pargo escarlata, Pargo malabárico
- French
- Perche écarlate, Vivaneau malabar
- Japanese
- Yokofuedai, ヨコフエダイ
- Thai
- ปลากะพงแดงสั้นหางปาน
- Simplified Chinese
- 摩拉吧笛鯛, 赤海, 赤筆仔, 馬拉巴笛鯛
Other scientific names: Lutianus malabaricus, Lutjanus dodecacanthus, Lutjanus malabarius, Mesoprion dodecacanthus, Sparus malabaricus
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).
- 2,690 open-data records from 1930 to 2021.
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