Mangrove Jack (species: Lutjanus argentimaculatus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Mangrove Jack


©Mark Shepherd: Mangrove Jack about 45 cm long at Lizard Island

©Mark Shepherd: Mangrove Jack in typical mangrove habitat at Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Lutjanus argentimaculatus at base of reef slope on northern side of Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Lutjanidae
Genus Lutjanus
Species Lutjanus argentimaculatus

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Silver grey with reddish scale centres and red/brown fins. Juveniles have white bars and two blue lines running along the cheek.

Size

  • Up to 120 cm (Length)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Miller, T.L. and T.H. Cribb (2007). Coevolution of Retrovarium n. gen. (Digenea: Cryptogonimidae) in Lutjanidae and Haemulidae (Perciformes) in the Indo-west Pacific, International Journal for Parasitology, 37: 1023-1045. LIRS catalog number 1127.
  • Miller, T.L. and T.H. Cribb (2008). Eight new species of Siphoderina Manter, 1934 (Digenea, Cryptogonimidae) infecting Lutjanidae and Haemulidae (Perciformes) off Australia, Acta Parasitologica, 53: 344-364. LIRS catalog number 1213.
  • Nolan, M.J. and T.H. Cribb (2006). Cardicola Short, 1953 and Braya n.gen. (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) from five families of tropical Ind0-Pacific fishes, Zootaxa, 1265: 1-80. LIRS catalog number 1000.
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