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Lutjanus carponotatus

A striped snapper of Indo-West Pacific coral reefs.

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Lutjanus carponotatus, known commonly as the Spanish flag snapper or stripey snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, ranging from India to northern Australia, and is notable for its distinctive horizontal yellow to golden-brown stripes and a blackish spot on the pectoral fin.

Scientific classification

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassActinopterygii
  4. DivisionTeleostei
  5. OrderAcanthuriformes
  6. FamilyLutjanidae
  7. GenusLutjanus
  8. SpeciesLutjanus carponotatus

Named by (Richardson, 1842)

Close relatives

Other species of Lutjanus with a Codexery entry.

Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Lutjanus carponotatus (CC BY-SA 4.0) · differs from this box at order: WoRMS AphiaID 276528 (CC BY 4.0)

Conservation status

Least Concern (LC)

  1. LC▲ this species
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX
Population trend
Not held in our sources — see the assessment
Assessment published
2019

Source: IUCN Red List assessment · GBIF copy of the Red List category

How big is it?

Size comparison: Lutjanus carponotatus and a personA 0.4 m long lutjanus carponotatus drawn to scale next to a 1.8 m tall person. Schematic shapes, not a likeness.0.4 m1.8 m

Largest length in the source, 0.4 m, next to a 1.8 m person.

Diagram: drawn by Codexery, schematic shapes to scale (not a likeness). Length: Wikipedia: Lutjanus carponotatus

Where the lutjanus carponotatus has been recorded

Where the lutjanus carponotatus has been recorded131 mapped locations from 6,142 GBIF occurrence records; marked places: Northern TerritoryNorthern Territory

Each dot is a place where the species has been observed and reported (6,142 records, half-degree grid) — not a modelled range. 19 inland records left out (institution coordinates). 2 isolated far-off records not drawn.

Map: drawn by Codexery. Data: GBIF occurrence search (records CC0 / CC BY) · Natural Earth basemap (public domain) · place coordinates: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Background

Lutjanus carponotatus was first formally described in 1842 as Mesoprion carponotatus by Scottish naval surgeon Sir John Richardson, with the type locality given as Port Essington in the Northern Territory of Australia. The specific name is a compound of karpos meaning 'wrist' and notatus meaning 'marked', referring to the blackish spot at the base of the highest rays and upper axil of the pectoral fins. The species has a moderately deep body, a pointed snout, and weakly developed preopercular knob and incision.

Its dorsal fin has 10 spines and 14-16 soft rays, the anal fin has 3 spines and 9 soft rays, and the caudal fin is emarginate. Adults are bluish-grey to whitish with 8-9 yellow to golden-brown horizontal stripes, yellow fins, and a blackish spot on the pectoral fin axil. Juveniles have a wide white longitudinal stripe bordered by dark brown to black stripes.

Related entries

Same family (Lutjanidae)

African forktail snapper Apsilus fuscusAphareus furca Aphareus furcaApsilus dentatus Apsilus dentatusBlack and white snapper Macolor nigerChinamanfish Symphorus nematophorusEtelis boweni Etelis boweni

Named in this entry

Lutjanus

Ranked in

Reef fish, corals and sea stars by maximum depth

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Test yourself

Three questions drawn from this entry’s sources. Pick an answer to check it.

1. In what year was Lutjanus carponotatus first scientifically described?

Correct.

Not quite. The answer is 1842.

From the source: “Lutjanus carponotatus was first formally described in 1842 as Mesoprion carponotatusby the Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer Sir John Richardson with the type locality given as Port Essington in the Northern Territory o”

2. Who first scientifically described the Lutjanus carponotatus?

Correct.

Not quite. The answer is John Richardson.

From the source: “Lutjanus carponotatus was first formally described in 1842 as Mesoprion carponotatusby the Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer Sir John Richardson with the type locality given as Port Essington in the Northern Territory o”

3. To which biological family does the Lutjanus carponotatus belong?

Correct.

Not quite. The answer is Lutjanidae.

From the source: “Lutjanus carponotatus, the Spanish flag snapper, stripey snapper, dusky-striped sea-perch, gold-banded sea perch, gold-stripe sea-perch, striped seaperch or stripey seaperch, is a species marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the ”

Answers checked against the source article

Sources

Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.

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