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Lutjanus quinquelineatus

A yellow snapper with five vivid blue stripes on its flanks.

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Lutjanus quinquelineatus, commonly known as the five-lined snapper, blue-striped snapper, blue-banded sea-perch, five-lined seaperch, or gold-striped sea-perch, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean and is notable for its vivid blue horizontal stripes on a yellow body.

Scientific classification

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

Named by (Bloch, 1790)

Close relatives

Other species of Lutjanus with a Codexery entry.

Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Lutjanus quinquelineatus (CC BY-SA 4.0) · differs from this box at order: WoRMS AphiaID 218497 (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
2016

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

How big is it?

Size comparison: Lutjanus quinquelineatus and a personA 0.38 m long lutjanus quinquelineatus drawn to scale next to a 1.8 m tall person. Schematic shapes, not a likeness.0.38 m1.8 m

Largest length in the source, 0.38 m, next to a 1.8 m person.

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

Where the lutjanus quinquelineatus has been recorded

Where the lutjanus quinquelineatus has been recorded158 mapped locations from 2,299 GBIF occurrence records; marked places: Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, QueenslandIndian OceanPacific OceanQueensland

Each dot is a place where the species has been observed and reported (2,299 records, half-degree grid) — not a modelled range. 23 inland records left out (institution coordinates).

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 quinquelineatus was first formally described in 1790 as Holocentrus quinquelineatus by the German physician and zoologist Marcus Elieser Bloch, with the type locality given as Japan. The specific name quinquelineatus means 'five lined', a reference to the five blue lines on the flanks.

The species has a moderately deep body, with a steeply sloped forehead and a clear, well-developed preopercular incision and knob. The vomerine teeth are arranged in a crescent-shaped patch with no rearwards extension, and there are no teeth on the smooth tongue.

The dorsal fin contains 10 spines and 13-15 soft rays, while the anal fin has 3 spines and 8-9 soft rays. The pectoral fins contain 16 or 17 rays, and the caudal fin is either truncate or weakly emarginate. The upper part of the head is brownish, but the overall colour is yellow marked with five vivid blue horizontal stripes on the flanks, and there is typically a black blotch or spot on the upper posterior part of the body.

This snapper occurs in protected lagoons and the exposed outer slopes of coral reefs at depths between 2 and 40 m. Juveniles are found in sheltered bays with substrates of rubble and algae. It has been recorded forming sizeable schools in some Pacific locations, commonly encountered in large aggregations at depths of 30 to 40 m that may exceed 100 individuals.

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. Who first scientifically described the Lutjanus quinquelineatus?

Correct.

Not quite. The answer is Marcus Elieser Bloch.

From the source: “Lutjanus quinquelineatus was first formally described in 1790 as Holocentrus quinquelineatus by the German physician and zoologist Marcus Elieser Bloch with the type locality given as Japan.”

2. In what year was Lutjanus quinquelineatus first scientifically described?

Correct.

Not quite. The answer is 1790.

From the source: “Lutjanus quinquelineatus was first formally described in 1790 as Holocentrus quinquelineatus by the German physician and zoologist Marcus Elieser Bloch with the type locality given as Japan.”

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

Correct.

Not quite. The answer is Lutjanidae.

From the source: “Lutjanus quinquelineatus, the five-lined snapper, blue-striped snapper, blue-banded sea-perch, five-lined seaperch or gold-striped sea-perch, is a species of ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae.”

Answers checked against the source article

Sources

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