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Lutjanus russelli (Bleeker, 1849) 
AphiaID: 218486

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Lutjanidae (Family) > Lutjaninae (Subfamily) > Lutjanus (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (misspelling)
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker, 1849)
Rank Species
Parent Lutjanus Bloch, 1790
Sources  additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English Russell's snapper  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh
Distribution Comores [details]
Kenya [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mauritius [details]
Mozambique [details]
Seychelles [details]
Somalia [details]
Tanzania [details]
Host of  Caligus pagrosomi Yamaguti, 1939 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Caligus quadratus Shiino, 1954 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To FishBase
To ITIS
Note  Description: Inhabits offshore coral reefs and also inshore rock and coral reefs. Juveniles frequent mangrove estuaries and lower reaches of freshwater streams. Feeds on benthic invertebrates and fish (Ref. 5213). [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218486
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2005-06-25 23:41:57Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2009-06-16 07:05:49Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Lutjanus russelli (Bleeker, 1849). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218486 on 2013-05-21
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