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Lutjanus
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Adults occur on rocky bottoms (Ref. 2683). Also found in deeper offshore waters. Feed on fishes and crustaceans.
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150 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4320)); max. published weight: 50.0 kg (Ref. 4320)
- Allen, G.R. 1986 Lutjanidae. p. 323-324. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4320)
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fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; price category: high; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus
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Eastern Atlantic: primarily between Senegal and Nigeria, and in the Gulf of Guinea; also Cape Verde (Ref. 55), Fernando Poo and others (Ref. 10795).
- Allen, G.R. 1985 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 55)
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Head slightly rounded, its dorsal profile curving gently. Preorbital bone broad. Lips thick; maxilla extending to about mid-eye level or beyond. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Scale rows on cheek 9 or 10. Smokey gray on back and upper sides grading to whitish pink on lower sides and belly. Juveniles with a series of alternating light and dark bars of about equal widths on side.
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The African red snapper, Lutjanus agennes, is a species of snapper native to the coastal Atlantic waters of Africa from Senegal to Angola. They inhabit coral reefs and areas with rocky substrates and are also known to enter brackish waters of lagoons and rivers. This species can reach 139 cm (55 in) in total length, though most only reach 50 cm (20 in). The greatest recorded weight for this species is 60 kg (130 lb). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, but is sought-after as a game fish.[1]
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- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lutjanus agennes" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola, Cape Verde Islands.
reef-associated; brackish; marine
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Adults occur on rocky bottoms and in the vicinity of coral reefs. Young are frequently encountered in coastal waters, particularly estuaries and sometimes in rivers (Ref. 2683). Feed mainly on fishes and bottom-dwelling invertebrates.
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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8
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