Family : Lutjanidae (Snappers) , subfamily: Lutjaninae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Blackspot snapper
Fish Name : Lutjanus ehrenbergii
Max size : 35.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 55)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 5 - 20 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 18°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Solomon and Mariana islands.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-9. Dorsal profile of head moderately sloped. Preorbital bone very narrow, its width about half of eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Back and upper sides dark brown; lower sides and belly whitish with a silver sheen. Often with a series of four or five narrow yellow stripes on the sides below the lateral line. A prominent round, black spot on the back below the posterior part of the spinous portion of the dorsal fin.L. ehrenbergii differs from L. fulviflamma by having scale rows on the upper back that run parallel to the lateral line (Ref. 37816).
Biology : Inhabits very shallow coastal habitats, often in large schools near freshwater run-offs (Ref. 48635). Juveniles often intertidal (Ref. 48635). Feeds on small fish and invertebrates (Ref. 5213). May enter freshwater to feed (Ref. 245)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Allen, G.R.. 1985. (Ref. 55)

India country information
Common Names : Blackspot snapper
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses