Lutjanus

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Lutjanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Bloch, 1790
Type species
Lutjanus lutjanus
Bloch, 1790
Synonyms
  • Hobar Forsskål, 1775 (not used)
  • Naqua Forsskål, 1775 (not available)
  • Lutianus Bloch, 1790 (misspelling by original & subsequent authors)
  • Pagrus Plumier, 1802
  • Diacope G. Cuvier, 1815
  • Mesoprion G. Cuvier, 1828
  • Genyoroge Cantor, 1849
  • Neomaenis Girard, 1858
  • Evoplites T. N. Gill, 1862
  • Neomesoprion Castelnau, 1875
  • Rabirubia D. S. Jordan & Fesler, 1893
  • Raizero D. S. Jordan & Fesler, 1893
  • Bennettia Fowler, 1904
  • Parkia Fowler, 1904
  • Rhomboplitoides Fowler, 1918
  • Jordanichthys Evermann & H. W. Clark, 1928
  • Loxolutjanus Fowler, 1931
  • Percaprionodes Fowler, 1944

Lutjanus is a genus of snappers found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. This genus also includes two species (L. fuscescens and L. maxweberi ) that only occur in fresh and brackish waters.[1]

Species

There are currently 70 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Lutjanus adetii (Castelnau, 1873) (Yellow-banded snapper)
  • Lutjanus agennes Bleeker, 1863 (African red snapper)
  • Lutjanus alexandrei R. L. Moura & Lindeman, 2007 (Brazilian snapper)
  • Lutjanus ambiguus (Poey, 1860) (Ambiguous snapper)
  • Lutjanus analis (G. Cuvier, 1828) (Mutton snapper)
  • Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792) (Schoolmaster snapper)
  • Lutjanus aratus (Günther, 1864) (Mullet snapper)
  • Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Mangrove red snapper)
  • Lutjanus argentiventris (W. K. H. Peters, 1869) (Yellow snapper)
  • Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790) (Bengal snapper)
  • Lutjanus biguttatus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Two-spot banded snapper)
  • Lutjanus bitaeniatus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Indonesian snapper)
  • Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775) (Two-spot red snapper)
  • Lutjanus boutton (Lacépède, 1802) (Moluccan snapper)
  • Lutjanus buccanella (G. Cuvier, 1828) (Blackfin snapper)
  • Lutjanus campechanus (Poey, 1860) (Northern red snapper)
  • Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson, 1842) (Spanish flag snapper)
  • Lutjanus coeruleolineatus (Rüppell, 1838) (Blueline snapper)
  • Lutjanus colorado D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Colorado snapper)
  • Lutjanus cyanopterus (G. Cuvier, 1828) (Cubera snapper)
  • Lutjanus decussatus (G. Cuvier, 1828) (Checkered snapper)
  • Lutjanus dentatus (A. H. A. Duméril, 1861) (African brown snapper)
  • Lutjanus dodecacanthoides (Bleeker, 1854) (Sunbeam snapper)
  • Lutjanus ehrenbergii (W. K. H. Peters, 1869) (Blackspot snapper)
  • Lutjanus endecacanthus Bleeker, 1863 (Guinea snapper)
  • Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch, 1790 (Crimson snapper)
  • Lutjanus fulgens (Valenciennes, 1830) (Golden African snapper)
  • Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775) (Dory snapper)
  • Lutjanus fulvus (J. R. Forster, 1801) (Blacktail snapper)
  • Lutjanus fuscescens (Valenciennes, 1830) (Freshwater snapper)
  • Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775) (Humpback red snapper)
  • Lutjanus goldiei (W. J. Macleay, 1882) (Papuan black snapper)
  • Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes, 1830) (Gorean snapper)
  • Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Grey snapper)
  • Lutjanus guilcheri Fourmanoir, 1959 (Yellowfin red snapper)
  • Lutjanus guttatus (Steindachner, 1869) (Spotted rose snapper)
  • Lutjanus indicus G. R. Allen, W. T. White & Erdmann, 2013[2]
  • Lutjanus inermis (W. K. H. Peters, 1869) (Golden snapper)
  • Lutjanus jocu (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Dog snapper)
  • Lutjanus johnii (Bloch, 1792) (John's snapper)
  • Lutjanus jordani (C. H. Gilbert, 1898) (Jordan's snapper)
  • Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskål, 1775) (Common bluestripe snapper)
  • Lutjanus lemniscatus (Valenciennes, 1828) (Yellowstreaked snapper)
  • Lutjanus lunulatus (M. Park, 1797) (Lunartail snapper)
  • Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790 (Bigeye snapper)
  • Lutjanus madras (Valenciennes, 1831) (Indian snapper)
  • Lutjanus mahogoni (G. Cuvier, 1828) (Mahogany snapper)
  • Lutjanus malabaricus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Malabar blood snapper)
  • Lutjanus maxweberi Popta, 1921 (Pygmy snapper)
  • Lutjanus mizenkoi G. R. Allen & Talbot, 1985 (Samoan snapper)
  • Lutjanus monostigma (G. Cuvier, 1828) (One-spot snapper)
  • Lutjanus notatus (G. Cuvier, 1828) (Bluestriped snapper)
  • Lutjanus novemfasciatus T. N. Gill, 1862 (Pacific dog snapper)
  • Lutjanus ophuysenii (Bleeker, 1860) (Spotstripe snapper)
  • Lutjanus papuensis G. R. Allen, W. T. White & Erdmann, 2013 (Papuan snapper)[2]
  • Lutjanus peru (Nichols & Murphy, 1922) (Pacific red snapper)
  • Lutjanus purpureus (Poey, 1866) (Southern red snapper)
  • Lutjanus quinquelineatus (Bloch, 1790) (Five-lined snapper)
  • Lutjanus rivulatus (G. Cuvier, 1828) (Blubberlip snapper)
  • Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Yellow-lined snapper)
  • Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker, 1849) (Russell's snapper)
  • Lutjanus sanguineus (G. Cuvier, 1828) (Humphead snapper)
  • Lutjanus sebae (G. Cuvier, 1816) (Emperor red snapper)
  • Lutjanus semicinctus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (Black-banded snapper)
  • Lutjanus stellatus Akazaki, 1983 (Star snapper)
  • Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lane snapper)
  • Lutjanus timoriensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Timor snapper)
  • Lutjanus viridis (Valenciennes, 1846) (Blue and gold snapper)
  • Lutjanus vitta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Brownstripe red snapper)
  • Lutjanus vivanus (G. Cuvier, 1828) (Silk snapper)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Lutjanus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Allen, G.R., White, W.T. & Erdmann, M.V. (2013): Two new species of snappers (Pisces: Lutjanidae: Lutjanus) from the Indo-West Pacific. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 6: 33-51.
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