One-spot snapper
Lutjanus monostigma
- Usual depth4–22 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch and April
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Lutjanus monostigma, the one-spot snapper, onespot seaperch or Moses snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 42 records
- February: 227 records
- March: 390 records
- April: 309 records
- May: 226 records
- June: 110 records
- July: 109 records
- August: 62 records
- September: 48 records
- October: 137 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 17 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–22 m · Deepest record: 58 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- One-spot snapper, Black Spot Snapper, Blackspot Snapper, One-spot snapper, Onespot snapper, Bluelined Snapper, Moses Perch, Onespot Perch, One-spot Seaperch, Onespot Seaperch, one-spot snapper, Onespot Snapper, Red Snapper
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Pargo Eglefino
- French
- Jaunet à Une Tache, Perche à tache noire, Vivaneau Églefin, Vivaneau eglefin, Vivaneau églefin, Zibelo
- Japanese
- Ittenfuedai, イッテンフエダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 單斑笛鯛, 赤筆仔, 黃翅, 黑點仔, 點記, 點誌仔
Other scientific names: Lutianus monostigma, Lutianus monostigmus, Lutjanus lioglossus, Lutjanus monostigmus, Mesoprion monostigma
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).
- 2,367 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
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