Fingermark Bream
Lutjanus russellii
- Usual depth0–38 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Lutjanus russellii, Russell's snapper, Moses snapper, fingermark bream, Moses seaperch or Russell's sea-perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western 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: 9 records
- February: 41 records
- March: 25 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 59 records
- June: 26 records
- July: 25 records
- August: 40 records
- September: 37 records
- October: 97 records
- November: 67 records
- December: 38 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–38 m · Deepest record: 124 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Fingermark Bream, Moses perch, Moses Seaperch, Moses Snapper, Moses' Snapper, mosses perch, Red Bream, Russell's One Spot Snapper, Russell's Sea-perch, Russell's snapper, Russel's Snapper, Snapper
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Pargo ojo de buey
- French
- Communard, Communard, Hublot, Hublot, Vivaneau hublot
- Japanese
- Kurohoshifuedai, クロホシフエダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 加規, 勒氏笛鯛, 火點, 黑星笛鯛
Other scientific names: Lutianus nishikawae, Lutianus orientalis, Lutianus russelli, Lutjanus russelli, Mesoprion russellii
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).
- 3,619 open-data records from 1900 to 2023.
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