Twospot Snapper, Lutjanus biguttatus (Valenciennes, 1830)
Scientific name: Lutjanus biguttatus
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A Twospot Snapper at a depth of 12m, south of Onemobaa Island, Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia, 3 September 2012.
Image: Erik Schlögl
© Erik Schlögl
© Erik Schlögl
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Lutjanus
- Species
- biguttatus
- Family
- Lutjanidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- The species grows to about 20 cm in length.
Introduction
The Twospot Snapper is a slender fish. It is dark brown above, paler brown-yellow below, and has a broad white stripe laterally. There are two white spots high on the back.
Identification
The Twospot Snapper is a slender fish. It is dark brown above, paler brown-yellow below, and has a broad white stripe laterally. There are two white spots high on the back.
Distribution
It occurs on coral reefs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-West Pacific.
In Australia it is known from off the north-western coast of Western Australia and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Distribution data sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia
References
- Allen, G.R. 1985. Snappers of the World. An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Lutjanid Species Known to Date. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. FAO. Rome. Pp. 208, Pl. I-XXVII.
- Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Coral Graphics. Pp. 330.
