Family : Lutjanidae (Snappers) , subfamily: Lutjaninae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Blubberlip snapper
Fish Name : Lutjanus rivulatus
Max size : 80.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441); max. published weight: 11.0 kg (Ref. 9710)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 50 - 100 m
Climate : tropical; 35°N - 31°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.22)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Tahiti, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Dorsal profile of head steeply sloped, preorbital bone broad, about twice the eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob moderately developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Head with numerous undulating blue lines. Juveniles with a series of 3 to 8 brown bars on sides and a chalky-white spot, with a broad blackish margin, present below anterior soft dorsal ray. Large adults brownish to grey with small white spots and fine striations on the head (Ref. 48635).
Biology : Occasionally encountered in coral reefs or shallow inshore flats (Ref. 30573). Found singly or in small groups (up to 15 to 20 individuals). Adults on deep coastal slopes; juveniles on shallow algae-reef flats, often near freshwater run-offs (Ref. 48635). Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and benthic crustaceans (Ref. 30573). An excellent food fish. In Hong Kong live fish markets (Ref. 27253). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : reports of ciguatera poisoning , Lewis, N.D.. 1986
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Allen, G.R.. 1985. (Ref. 55)

India country information
Common Names : கட்டு பிரியும், குட்டு பீரம், കാതുപിരിയന്, കാതുപിരിയന് , Cuttu-pirium, Kathupiriyan, Multi-coloured snapper
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses