181: LUTJANIDAE (SNAPPERS)
Generally dusky brown grading to white or pinkish
below; specimens from deep water may be red or pink; D
and C dusky brown to reddish, other fins light brown to
pinkish. Juveniles less than 15 cm with 1-6 broad, horizontal
black stripes, blackish C, and bright yellow V, A & P.
Attains 45 cm. Usually found solitarily over coral reefs to at
least 30 m. Tropical Indian Ocean to Durban, and western
tropical Pacific.
181.12 Lutjanus lemniseatus: 60 em (after Halstead, 1978).
181.13 Lutjanus lutjanus
Bloch,1790
PLATE 55
Yellow snapper
Geel snapper
Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790: 107 (Japan). Lutianus lineolatus.: Smith,
SFSA No. 671*; Talbot, 1957: 256*.
D XI-XII,12; A III,8; P 16-17; LL 48-50; GR (7-8)+ 18. Depth 2.9-3.3;
head 2.4-2.9. No preopercle notch.
Generally silvery to bronzy with horizontal yellow to
brown lines on flanks, 1 per scale row, those above LL
oblique; broad stripe from snout, through eye to base of C;
median fins yellowish; paired fins white or translucent.
Attains 33 cm. Found solitarily or in large aggregations
usually on coral or rocky reefs to at least 40 m. Red Sea and
tropical Indian Ocean south to Delagoa Bay, and western
tropical Pacific.
181.13 Lutjanus lutjanus: 20 em (Inhaea Id.).
181.14 Lutjanus monostigma
(Cuvier, 1828)
Onespot snapper
Eenkol-snapper
Mesoprion monostigma Cuvier, in Cuv. & Val., 1828: 446 (Seychell~s).
Lutianus monostigma: Talbot, 1957: 252*. Lutjanus monostigma: Smith,
1975: 50.
576
D X,12-14; A III,8; P 15-17; LL 47-49; GR 7+(9-10). Depth 2.6-3.0;
head 2.5-2.7.
Generally grey to yellowish, with faint brownish lines
following scale rows; lower parts sometimes with pinkish
hue; black spot usually present on LL below anterior. D
rays, although sometimes faint or absent in large adults; fillS
yellow. Attains 45 cm. Found solitarily on coral reefs to at
least 30 m. Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Mozambique.
181.14 Lutjanus monostigma: 30 em (after Halstead, 1978).
181.15 Lutjanus notatus
(Cuvier, 1828)
PLATE 55
Bluestriped snapper
Bloustreep-snapper
Diacope notata Cuvier, in Cuv. & Val. ,1828: 422 (Indian Ocean).
Lutianus duodecimlineatus: Smith, SFSA No. 658*; Talbot, 1957: 246*.
D XI-XII,12-13; A III,7-8; P 15-16; LL 48-49; GR (5-7)+(11-13).
Depth 2.5-2.7; head 2.4-2.7. Deep notch in preopercle.
Generally yellow, including fins, grading to white on
breast and lower part of head; 6 or 7 blue stripes on sides,
the uppermost 3 or 4 slanting obliquely towards D base; a
black spot, pupil size or smaller, just above LL or touching
it below middle ofD. Attains 22 cm. Found on coral reefs to
at least 35 m. East African coast south to Durban; also at
Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius.
181.16 Lutjanus rivulatus
(Cuvier, 1828)
PLATE 55
Speckled snapper
Gespikkelde snapper
Diacope rivulata Cuvier, in Cuv. & Val., 1828: 414, PI. 38 (Coromandel,
Pondicherry, Java, Red Sea, Malabar). Lutianus rivulatus: Smith, SFSA
No. 666*; Talbot, 1957: 255*. Lutjanus rivulatus: van der Elst, 1981: 208*.
D X,15-16; A 111,8-9; P 17; LL 47-49; GR 6+(12-13). Depth 2.1-2.4;
head 2.4-2.5. Preopercle notch wide and distinct.
Generally bluish or greenish grey with a yellowish hue
dorsally, each scale with 1 or more bluish spots; head
covered with numerous fine, wavy, blue lines; lips whitish;
D yellowish, dusky on soft portion; C greyish with yellow
Generally dusky brown grading to white or pinkish
below; specimens from deep water may be red or pink; D
and C dusky brown to reddish, other fins light brown to
pinkish. Juveniles less than 15 cm with 1-6 broad, horizontal
black stripes, blackish C, and bright yellow V, A & P.
Attains 45 cm. Usually found solitarily over coral reefs to at
least 30 m. Tropical Indian Ocean to Durban, and western
tropical Pacific.
181.12 Lutjanus lemniseatus: 60 em (after Halstead, 1978).
181.13 Lutjanus lutjanus
Bloch,1790
PLATE 55
Yellow snapper
Geel snapper
Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790: 107 (Japan). Lutianus lineolatus.: Smith,
SFSA No. 671*; Talbot, 1957: 256*.
D XI-XII,12; A III,8; P 16-17; LL 48-50; GR (7-8)+ 18. Depth 2.9-3.3;
head 2.4-2.9. No preopercle notch.
Generally silvery to bronzy with horizontal yellow to
brown lines on flanks, 1 per scale row, those above LL
oblique; broad stripe from snout, through eye to base of C;
median fins yellowish; paired fins white or translucent.
Attains 33 cm. Found solitarily or in large aggregations
usually on coral or rocky reefs to at least 40 m. Red Sea and
tropical Indian Ocean south to Delagoa Bay, and western
tropical Pacific.
181.13 Lutjanus lutjanus: 20 em (Inhaea Id.).
181.14 Lutjanus monostigma
(Cuvier, 1828)
Onespot snapper
Eenkol-snapper
Mesoprion monostigma Cuvier, in Cuv. & Val., 1828: 446 (Seychell~s).
Lutianus monostigma: Talbot, 1957: 252*. Lutjanus monostigma: Smith,
1975: 50.
576
D X,12-14; A III,8; P 15-17; LL 47-49; GR 7+(9-10). Depth 2.6-3.0;
head 2.5-2.7.
Generally grey to yellowish, with faint brownish lines
following scale rows; lower parts sometimes with pinkish
hue; black spot usually present on LL below anterior. D
rays, although sometimes faint or absent in large adults; fillS
yellow. Attains 45 cm. Found solitarily on coral reefs to at
least 30 m. Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Mozambique.
181.14 Lutjanus monostigma: 30 em (after Halstead, 1978).
181.15 Lutjanus notatus
(Cuvier, 1828)
PLATE 55
Bluestriped snapper
Bloustreep-snapper
Diacope notata Cuvier, in Cuv. & Val. ,1828: 422 (Indian Ocean).
Lutianus duodecimlineatus: Smith, SFSA No. 658*; Talbot, 1957: 246*.
D XI-XII,12-13; A III,7-8; P 15-16; LL 48-49; GR (5-7)+(11-13).
Depth 2.5-2.7; head 2.4-2.7. Deep notch in preopercle.
Generally yellow, including fins, grading to white on
breast and lower part of head; 6 or 7 blue stripes on sides,
the uppermost 3 or 4 slanting obliquely towards D base; a
black spot, pupil size or smaller, just above LL or touching
it below middle ofD. Attains 22 cm. Found on coral reefs to
at least 35 m. East African coast south to Durban; also at
Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius.
181.16 Lutjanus rivulatus
(Cuvier, 1828)
PLATE 55
Speckled snapper
Gespikkelde snapper
Diacope rivulata Cuvier, in Cuv. & Val., 1828: 414, PI. 38 (Coromandel,
Pondicherry, Java, Red Sea, Malabar). Lutianus rivulatus: Smith, SFSA
No. 666*; Talbot, 1957: 255*. Lutjanus rivulatus: van der Elst, 1981: 208*.
D X,15-16; A 111,8-9; P 17; LL 47-49; GR 6+(12-13). Depth 2.1-2.4;
head 2.4-2.5. Preopercle notch wide and distinct.
Generally bluish or greenish grey with a yellowish hue
dorsally, each scale with 1 or more bluish spots; head
covered with numerous fine, wavy, blue lines; lips whitish;
D yellowish, dusky on soft portion; C greyish with yellow