Family : Lutjanidae (Snappers) , subfamily: Lutjaninae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Bigeye snapper
Fish Name : Lutjanus lutjanus
Max size : 35.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5450); max. reported age: 11 years
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 0 - 96 m
Climate : tropical; 32°N - 26°S
Global Importance : fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.5; tmax=11)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797). Usually referred to as Lutjanus lineolatus by previous authors.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Dorsal profile of head gently sloped. Preorbital bone very narrow, much less than eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally silvery white, with a broad yellow stripe running along the side from the eye to the caudal fin base. A series of faint narrow yellow horizontal lines is on the lower half of the body. The fins are pale yellow to whitish.
Biology : Inhabits offshore coral reefs and trawling grounds. Trawled to depth of almost 100 m (Ref. 48635). Frequently encountered in large schools with other Lutjanus species (Ref. 9710). Feeds on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 30573)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Allen, G.R.. 1985. (Ref. 55)

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Common Names : ചെം കലവ, కలి య్య , പഹരി, கர்வா, கருவளை, நூலெனி, செங்கனீ, தொக்கல், பருத்தி வலை மீன், பட்டானி கீளி, பருத்தி கண்ணி, பட்டீனீ கீளீ  , செப்பிலி, செப்பீலீ, മുറുമീന്, செங்கண்ணி, வெக்கட்‍டை, பருத்தீவலா மீன் , நெத்திபிரியான், நெத்தீபீரீன் , பருத்தீகன்னீ , வெக்௧ட்டை , கருவாளை , தூக்கல் , கார்வா , நூலீனீ , ಚೆಂಬಲಿ  , తుండవ , రంగు , Bigeye snapper, Chembali, Chenganni, Cheppili, Kaliviyya, Karuvalai, Karva, Murumeen, Nethiprion, Nooleni, Pahari, Paruthikanni, Paruthivala meen, Patani-keeli, Rangu, Rosy snapper, Thokkal, Thundava, Vekkattai
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses