Family : Lutjanidae (Snappers) , subfamily: Lutjaninae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Crimson snapper
Fish Name : Lutjanus erythropterus
Max size : 81.6 cm FL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5739); max. reported age: 8 years
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 5 - 100 m
Climate : tropical; 35°N - 22°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.21-0.39; tm=4; tmax=8; Fec=5 million)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman to southeast Asia, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. This species has been referred to as Lutjanus malabaricus (non Schneider) or Lutjanus altifrontalis by many recent authors. Occurrence in the Red Sea needs confirmation (Ref. 469, 12541).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Deep-bodied. Dorsal profile of head sloped. Length of upper jaw smaller than distance bet. base of last dorsal and anal rays. Preorbital bone usually narrower than eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Juveniles with an oblique band extending from mouth to beginning of dorsal fin and a black spot at the caudal peduncle.
Biology : Inhabit trawling grounds and reefs. They are present over shoals, rubble, corals, large epibenthos, hard or sandy mud substrates and offshore reefs (Ref. 6390). Juveniles from about 2.5 cm length inhabit shallow waters over muddy substrates (Ref. 6390). Feed on a broad range of prey dominated by fish, and with small amounts of crustaceans, cephalopods and other benthic invertebrates (Ref. 6390). They forage mostly at night (Ref. 6390). They are marketed either gilled and gutted, whole as fillets, as fresh chilled or frozen product (Ref. 6390)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Allen, G.R.. 1985. (Ref. 55)

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Common Names : కలి య్య , செங்கனீ, பட்டீனீ கீளீ , பருத்தீவலா மீன் , நெத்தீபீரீன் , பருத்தீகன்னீ , வெக்௧ட்டை , செப்பீலீ , മുറുമീന് , கருவாளை , தூக்கல் , கார்வா , ಚೆಂಬಲಿ , తుండవ , రంగు , പഹരി 
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses