WoRMS taxon details
Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790
218495 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218495)
accepted
Species
Diacope lineolata Rüppell, 1829 · unaccepted
Lutianus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829) · unaccepted
Lutianus lutianus Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutianus lutjanus Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutjanus blochii Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Lutjanus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829) · unaccepted
Mesoprion caroui Cuvier, 1828 · unaccepted
Mesoprion erythrognathus Valenciennes, 1831 · unaccepted
Mesoprion xanthopterygius Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted
Rhomboplitoides megalops Fowler, 1918 · unaccepted
Serranus nouleny Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.]. [details]
Description Inhabits offshore coral reefs and trawling grounds. Frequently encountered in large schools of more than 100 individuals....
Description Inhabits offshore coral reefs and trawling grounds. Frequently encountered in large schools of more than 100 individuals. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218495 on 2025-06-25
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Nomenclature
original description
Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.]. [details]
original description (of Serranus nouleny Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40. [details]
original description (of Lutjanus blochii Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 178, 210 [details]
original description (of Diacope lineolata Rüppell, 1829) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
original description (of Mesoprion caroui Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40.
page(s): 489 [details]
original description (of Mesoprion erythrognathus Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Mesoprion xanthopterygius Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Percoïden van den Malaijo-Molukschen Archipel, met beschrijving van 22 nieuwe soorten. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 22 [13]: 1-64. [details]
original description (of Rhomboplitoides megalops Fowler, 1918) Fowler, H. W. (1918). New and little-known fishes from the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 70: 2-71. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Serranus nouleny Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40. [details]
original description (of Lutjanus blochii Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 178, 210 [details]
original description (of Diacope lineolata Rüppell, 1829) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
original description (of Mesoprion caroui Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40.
page(s): 489 [details]
original description (of Mesoprion erythrognathus Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Mesoprion xanthopterygius Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Percoïden van den Malaijo-Molukschen Archipel, met beschrijving van 22 nieuwe soorten. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 22 [13]: 1-64. [details]
original description (of Rhomboplitoides megalops Fowler, 1918) Fowler, H. W. (1918). New and little-known fishes from the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 70: 2-71. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits offshore coral reefs and trawling grounds. Frequently encountered in large schools of more than 100 individuals. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans. [details]
To Barcode of Life (160 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion caroui Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Lutianus lutianus Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Serranus nouleny Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Lutianus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhomboplitoides megalops Fowler, 1918)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Diacope lineolata Rüppell, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion erythrognathus Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion xanthopterygius Bleeker, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lutjanus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Bigeye Snapper)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Bigeye Snapper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus lutjanus)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus nouleny Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Rhomboplitoides megalops Fowler, 1918)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus lutianus Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion xanthopterygius Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion erythrognathus Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion caroui Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus blochii Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus lutjanus Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope lineolata Rüppell, 1829)
To FishBase images (Lutjanus lutjanus, Indonesia, by Greenfield, J.)
To GenBank (131 nucleotides; 116 proteins)
To GenBank (131 nucleotides; 116 proteins) (from synonym Lutjanus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829))
To GenBank (131 nucleotides; 116 proteins) (from synonym Diacope lineolata Rüppell, 1829)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus lutjanus USNM 403102 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus lutjanus USNM 403104 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion caroui Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Lutianus lutianus Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Serranus nouleny Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Lutianus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhomboplitoides megalops Fowler, 1918)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Diacope lineolata Rüppell, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion erythrognathus Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion xanthopterygius Bleeker, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lutjanus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Bigeye Snapper)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Bigeye Snapper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus lutjanus)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus nouleny Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Rhomboplitoides megalops Fowler, 1918)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus lutianus Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion xanthopterygius Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion erythrognathus Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion caroui Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus blochii Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus lutjanus Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope lineolata Rüppell, 1829)
To FishBase images (Lutjanus lutjanus, Indonesia, by Greenfield, J.)
To GenBank (131 nucleotides; 116 proteins)
To GenBank (131 nucleotides; 116 proteins) (from synonym Lutjanus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829))
To GenBank (131 nucleotides; 116 proteins) (from synonym Diacope lineolata Rüppell, 1829)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus lutjanus USNM 403102 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus lutjanus USNM 403104 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
