Lutjanus carponotatus
Stripey Snapper
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Lutjanidae
Genus
Lutjanus
Species
Lutjanus carponotatus
Colours
Distinguishing features
A medium-large fish with a large eye and distinct yellow-brown stripes running horizontally along the body. Usually seen singly or in small groups over coral reef areas.
Size
- Up to 40 cm (Standard length)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Usually found singly around areas of good coral growth, occasionally seen in schools along the reef front.
Can be found in most locations around the island.
Behaviour
This species preys upon small fishes and crustaceans, and will feed during the day, especially near dawn and dusk. They mature at 2-3 years old and may live to 15 years, although they grow little more after 4 years.
Web resources
References
- Hunter, J.A., K.A. Hall and T.H. Cribb (2012). A complex of Transversotrematidae (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) associated with mullid fishes of the Indo-West Pacific Region, including the descriptions of four new species of Transversotrema. Zootaxa, 3266: 1-22. LIRS catalog number 1605.
- Jabbar, A., A. Asnoussi, L.J. Norbury, A. Eisenbarth, S. Shamsi, R.B. Gasser, A.L. Lopata and I. Beveridge (2012). Larval anisakid nematodes in teleost fishes from Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 63: 1283-1299. LIRS catalog number 1584.
- Kritzer, J. (2002). Variation in the population biology of stripey bass Lutjanus carponotatus wihtin and between two island groups on the Great Barrier Reef, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 243: 191-207. LIRS catalog number 774.
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