Blubberlip snapper
Lutjanus rivulatus
- Usual depth3–30 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and June
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Lutjanus rivulatus, the blubberlip snapper, Maori snapper, blue-spotted seaperch, Maori bream, Maori seaperch, multi-coloured snapper, scribbled snapper, speckled snapper or yellowfin snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and into the Pacific Ocean.
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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: 13 records
- March: 17 records
- April: 32 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 25 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–30 m · Deepest record: 65 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blubberlip snapper, blubberlip snapper, Blue-spotted Sea-perch, Blue-spotted Seaperch, Maori Bream, Maori Sea-perch, Maori Seaperch, Maori Snapper, Maori Snapper, Blubberlip snapper, Multi-coloured Snapper, Scribbled Snapper, Speckled Snapper, Tropical Snapper, Yellowfin Snapper
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Blaulippen-Schnapper
- Spanish
- Pargo maorí
- French
- Perche maori, Vivaneau maori
- Japanese
- Namifuedai, ナミフエダイ
- Thai
- ปลากะพงจุดขาว, ปลากะพงหน้าลาย
- Simplified Chinese
- 大花臉, 海雞母, 海雞母笛鯛, 藍點笛鯛
Other scientific names: Diacope alboguttata, Diacope caeruleopunctata, Diacope coeruleopunctata, Diacope revulina, Diacope rivulata, Diacope rivulina, Diacope sinal, Lutianus rivulatus, Lutjanus rivalatus, Lutjanus rivuturus, Lutjanus virulatus, Mesoprio myriaster, Mesoprion myriaster, Mesoprion parvidens, Mesoprion quadripunctatus
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).
- 461 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
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