WoRMS taxon details
Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775)
218490 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218490)
accepted
Species
Centropomus hober Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lutianus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutjanus fulviflama (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutjanus fulviflammus (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (Spelling variation)
Lutjanus unimaculatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 · unaccepted
Mesoprion aureovittatus MacLeay, 1879 · unaccepted
Mesoprion aurolineatus Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Mesoprion terubuan Montrouzier, 1857 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 45, xi [details]
page(s): 45, xi [details]
Description Inhabits coral reefs. Juveniles are sometimes found in mangrove estuaries or in the lower reaches of freshwater streams....
Description Inhabits coral reefs. Juveniles are sometimes found in mangrove estuaries or in the lower reaches of freshwater streams. Feeds mainly on fishes, shrimps, crabs and other crustaceans. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218490 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 45, xi [details]
original description (of Centropomus hober 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): 248, 256 [details]
original description (of Mesoprion aurolineatus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 496 [details]
basis of record MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [details]
page(s): 45, xi [details]
original description (of Centropomus hober 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): 248, 256 [details]
original description (of Mesoprion aurolineatus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 496 [details]
basis of record MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [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 (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
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
[request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]





Unreviewed
Description Inhabits coral reefs. Juveniles are sometimes found in mangrove estuaries or in the lower reaches of freshwater streams. Feeds mainly on fishes, shrimps, crabs and other crustaceans. [details]Remark spelled Lutjanus fulviflammus in Grove et al., 1986 <252>. [details]
To Barcode of Life (161 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lutjanus fulviflammus (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus unimaculatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion aurolineatus Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Lutianus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion aureovittatus MacLeay, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Centropomus hober Lacepède, 1802)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus fulviflamma)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus fulviflammus (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion aureovittatus MacLeay, 1879)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion aurolineatus Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Centropomus hober Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus unimaculatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion terubuan Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus fulviflama (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase images (Lutjanus fulviflammus, Oman, by Field, R.) (from synonym Lutjanus fulviflammus (Forsskål, 1775))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (188 nucleotides; 156 proteins)
To GenBank (188 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (188 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Lutjanus fulviflammus (Forsskål, 1775))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus fulviflamma USNM 403054 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus fulviflamma USNM 403055 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lutjanus fulviflammus (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus unimaculatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion aurolineatus Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Lutianus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion aureovittatus MacLeay, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Centropomus hober Lacepède, 1802)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus fulviflamma)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus fulviflammus (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion aureovittatus MacLeay, 1879)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion aurolineatus Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Centropomus hober Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus unimaculatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion terubuan Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus fulviflama (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase images (Lutjanus fulviflammus, Oman, by Field, R.) (from synonym Lutjanus fulviflammus (Forsskål, 1775))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (188 nucleotides; 156 proteins)
To GenBank (188 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (188 nucleotides; 156 proteins) (from synonym Lutjanus fulviflammus (Forsskål, 1775))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus fulviflamma USNM 403054 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus fulviflamma USNM 403055 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS