Bluestriped snapper

Lutjanus notatus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth0–46 m
Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsApril, August, and September
How commonRare

Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

The bluestriped snapper is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the southwestern Indian Ocean.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Bluestriped 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: 2 records
February: 1 records
March: 0 records
April: 4 records
May: 2 records
June: 1 records
July: 2 records
August: 5 records
September: 4 records
October: 2 records
November: 3 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–46 m · Deepest record: 100 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 9 records
26–28 °C: 8 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Bluestriped snapper, bluestriped snapper, bluestripped snapper, West Indian Bluestriped Snapper

Names in 4 more languages

Spanish: Pargo docenario, Pargo dorado de líneas azules
French: Vivaneau à raies bleues
Thai: ปลากะพงแดงแถบฟ้า
Simplified Chinese: 顯赫笛鯛

Other scientific names: Diacope angulus, Diacope caeruleovittata, Diacope coeruleovittata, Diacope duodecemlineata, Diacope duodecimlineata, Diacope notata, Lutianus duodecemlineatus, Lutianus duodecimlineatus, Lutjanus caeruleovittatus, Lutjanus duodecemlineatus, Lutjanus duodecimlineatus, Lutjanus octolineatus

Similar species

Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Twinspot snapper
Lutjanus bohar
Blacktail snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
Humpback snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
Common bluestripe snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
Big-mouth Nannygai
Lutjanus 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).
127 open-data records from 1918 to 2010.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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