Deep-Sea taxon details
Lutjanidae Gill, 1861
Etelinae Gill, 1893 · unaccepted
Lutjaninae Gill, 1861 · unaccepted
- Genus Aprion Valenciennes, 1830
- Genus Etelis Cuvier, 1828
- Genus Lutjanus Bloch, 1790
- Genus Pristipomoides Bleeker, 1852
- Subfamily Etelinae Gill, 1893 accepted as Lutjanidae Gill, 1861
- Subfamily Lutjaninae Gill, 1861 accepted as Lutjanidae Gill, 1861
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Marine; rarely estuarine. Some species do enter freshwater for feeding. Tropical and subtropical: Atlantic, Indian and...
Description Marine; rarely estuarine. Some species do enter freshwater for feeding. Tropical and subtropical: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Dorsal fin continuous or slightly notched. Spines in dorsal fin 10-12; soft rays 10-17. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 7-11. Pelvic fins originating just behind pectoral base. Mouth moderate to large; terminal. Jaws bearing enlarged canine teeth. Palatine teeth small. Vomer usually with small teeth. Maxilla covered by preorbital with the mouth closed. Branchiostegal rays 7. Vertebrae 24 (10 + 14). To about 1 m maximum length. Valued as food fish but sometimes a cause of ciguatera. Generally demersal, down to depths of about 450 m. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lutjanidae Gill, 1861. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151453 on 2025-05-09
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Lutjanidae Gill, 1861. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151453 on 2025-05-09
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Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Marine; rarely estuarine. Some species do enter freshwater for feeding. Tropical and subtropical: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Dorsal fin continuous or slightly notched. Spines in dorsal fin 10-12; soft rays 10-17. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 7-11. Pelvic fins originating just behind pectoral base. Mouth moderate to large; terminal. Jaws bearing enlarged canine teeth. Palatine teeth small. Vomer usually with small teeth. Maxilla covered by preorbital with the mouth closed. Branchiostegal rays 7. Vertebrae 24 (10 + 14). To about 1 m maximum length. Valued as food fish but sometimes a cause of ciguatera. Generally demersal, down to depths of about 450 m. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | snapper | [details] |
| English | snappers | [details] |
| French | vivaneau | [details] |
| German | Schnapper | [details] |
| Japanese | フエダイ科 | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Etelinae) (from synonym Etelinae Gill, 1893)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjaninae) (from synonym Lutjaninae Gill, 1861)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Lutjaninae Gill, 1861)
To Genbank (from synonym Etelinae Gill, 1893)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanidae FIN035199 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanidae FIN035200 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Etelinae) (from synonym Etelinae Gill, 1893)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjaninae) (from synonym Lutjaninae Gill, 1861)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Lutjaninae Gill, 1861)
To Genbank (from synonym Etelinae Gill, 1893)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanidae FIN035199 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanidae FIN035200 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
