Golden-lined Snapper
Lutjanus rufolineatus
- Usual depth21–96 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, October, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 21–96 m · Deepest record: 95.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos
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Names and classification
- English
- Golden-lined Snapper, Moluccan Seaperch, Red-lined Snapper, Rufous Seaperch, Yellow-lined Seaperch, Yellow-lined snapper, Yellowlined Snapper, Yellow-striped Snapper
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Kyusenfuedai, キュウセンフエダイ
Other scientific names: Diacope amboinensis, Diacope rufolineata, Diacope vitianus, Lutianus rufolineatus, Lutjanus rufolineata, Mesoprion amboinensis, Mesoprion flavirosea, Mesoprion flaviroseus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 166 open-data records from 1931 to 2012.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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