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Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
Etymology: Lutjanus: Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish; xanthopinnis: Named for its prominentn yellow fins.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 90 m (Ref. 48635). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific, Indian Ocean (the Andaman Sea, western Thailand and Sri Lanka) to Papua New Guinea and the East Indies; north to Japan; south to Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132370); max. published weight: 204.00 g (Ref. 132370)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D X,13; A III,8; pectoral-fin rays often 16-17; lateral-line scales 48-50: horizontal scale rows above lateral line 5-6; scale rows on cheek 4-5; preopercular flange with several embedded scales; gill rakers on first arch 7-8 (6–7 rudiments) + 14-15 (4?5 rudiments), total gill rakers 22-23 (including rudiments); a pair of small rounded to elliptical nostrils on each side of snout, no conspicuous flap on outer edge of either nostril; predorsal scales extend forward to middle of interorbital. Colouration: below lateral line of the body are thin yellow to brownish stripes, adults with relatively uniform width stripes or at most, a more prominent slightly wider stripe from behind the eye to the upper caudal peduncle, occupying a single scale row and well less than half pupil width (vs, juveniles may have a wider lateral stripe); fins are mostly yellow (Ref. 106991).
Cross section: compressed.
Adults inhabit coral and rocky reefs (Ref. 55) in coastal areas and outer slopes. Forms large and small aggregations (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwatsuki, Y., F. Tanaka and G.R. Allen, 2015. Lutjanus xanthopinnis, a new species of snapper (Pisces: Lutjanidae) from the Indo-west Pacific, with a redescription of Lutjanus madras (Valenciennes 1831). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 17:22-42. (Ref. 106991)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01698 (0.00767 - 0.03758), b=3.03 (2.83 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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