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Common names: Yellowtail snapper
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: bait: yes;
Comments: Rare north of the Carolinas (Ref. 55). Also Ref. 9987, 26340, 26938.
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Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1985
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
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Common names from other countries

Vivaneau queue jaune, Rabirrubia, Yellowtail, ... more

Main reference

Allen, G.R. 1985. (Ref. 55)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 86.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9626); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55); max. published weight: 4.1 kg (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 14 years (Ref. 3090)

Length at first maturity
L_m 22.5, range 15 - 31 cm

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 180 m (Ref. 10795), usually 10 - 70 m (Ref. 55229)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 26°C (Ref. 107945); 42°N - 26°S, 98°W - 31°W (Ref. 55229)

Distribution

Western Atlantic: extending northward to Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda and southward to southeastern Brazil, in Gulf of Mexico and Antilles (Anderson, pers. comm.). Most common in the Bahamas, off south Florida and throughout the Caribbean. Lutjanus ambiguus (Poey, 1860), an intergeneric hybrid with Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus) as demonstrated by Loftus (1992: Ref. 33006), followed by McEachran &. Fechhelm (2005: Ref. 78464).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Head relatively small, lower jaw projecting slightly beyond the upper. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Back and upper sides blue to violet with scattered yellow spots. A prominent mid-lateral yellow band running from the snout to the caudal fin base. The lower sides and belly whitish with narrow reddish and yellow stripes; the dorsal and caudal fins yellow; the anal and pelvic fins whitish.

Adults inhabit coastal waters, mostly around coral reefs. Usually seen well above the bottom, frequently in aggregations. They feed on a combination of plankton and benthic animals including fishes, crustaceans, worms, gastropods and cephalopods, mainly at night (Ref. 9987). Young individuals are usually found over weed beds. They feed primarily on plankton (Ref. 9710). Spawning occurs throughout the year, with peaks at different times in different areas (Ref. 26938). Marketed fresh and frozen (Ref. 9987). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

Threat to humans

Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.10-0.16; tm=2; tmax=14)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (65 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791)