Blue and Gold Striped Snapper
Symphorichthys spilurus
- Usual depth25–59 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
The sailfin snapper, blue-lined sea bream or blue-lined sea perch is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. The sailfin snapper is targeted in mixed-species fisheries throughout its range. In areas such as the Philippines it is known to be overfished, while in others, for example Palau, pressure is lighter. It is caught predominantly using handlines and bottom trawling. The juveniles appear in the aquarium trade. It is currently the only known member of its genus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Sailfin 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: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 25–59 m · Deepest record: 58.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blue and Gold Striped Snapper, Blue-lined Sea-bream, Blue-lined Sea Bream, Blue-lined Sea-perch, Sailfin Snapper
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Blaustreifen-Fadenschnapper, Prachtscheinschnapper, Segelflossenschnapper, Segelflossen-Schnapper
- Spanish
- Pargo vela azulado, Pargo velero
- French
- Vivaneau voilier
- Japanese
- Irezumifuedai, イレズミフエダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 帆鰭笛鯛
Other scientific names: Symphorus spilurus
Similar species
Small toothed jobfishAphareus furca
Green jobfishAprion virescens
- Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
- Twinspot snapper
Lutjanus bohar
- Blacktail snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
- Humpback snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
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).
- 78 open-data records from 1955 to 2023.
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