WoRMS taxon details
Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790)
218484 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218484)
accepted
Species
Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted
Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker, 1855 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790) 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.].
page(s): 102, Pl. 246 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 102, Pl. 246 (fig. 2) [details]
Description Mainly inhabits coral reefs. Sometimes forms small aggregations around rocky outcrops and coral heads during daylight...
Description Mainly inhabits coral reefs. Sometimes forms small aggregations around rocky outcrops and coral heads during daylight hours. Feeds mainly on fishes and crustaceans. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218484 on 2025-05-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790) 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.].
page(s): 102, Pl. 246 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 8 (no. 3): 391-434. [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]
page(s): 102, Pl. 246 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 8 (no. 3): 391-434. [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
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Mainly inhabits coral reefs. Sometimes forms small aggregations around rocky outcrops and coral heads during daylight hours. Feeds mainly on fishes and crustaceans. [details]
To Barcode of Life (49 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus bengalensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase images (Lutjanus bengalensis, Mauritius, by Allen, G.R.)
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 60 proteins)
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 60 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus bengalensis FIN030640A Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus bengalensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase images (Lutjanus bengalensis, Mauritius, by Allen, G.R.)
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 60 proteins)
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 60 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus bengalensis FIN030640A Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
