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Lutjanus jordani Jordan's Snapper, Whipper snapper

Lutjanus jordani is commonly referred to as Jordan's Snapper, Whipper snapper. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
12902 
AphiaID:
276541 
Scientific:
Lutjanus jordani 
German:
Schnapper 
English:
Jordan's Snapper, Whipper Snapper 
Category:
Snappers 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Lutjanidae (Family) > Lutjanus (Genus) > jordani (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gilbert, ), 1898 
Occurrence:
El Salvador, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Central America (Eastern Pacific), Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Honduras, Malpelo Island, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, North Pacific (Ocean), Panama, Peru, South-Pazific 
Sea depth:
0 - 200 Meter 
Habitats:
Estuaries (river mouths), Mangrove Zones 
Size:
up to 24.02" (61 cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 27,6 °F (20°C - 27,6°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Mantis shrimps, Nekton, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-03-24 21:20:16 

Info

This species is widespread in the Eastern Pacific, and is locally abundant in many parts of its range.

This reef-associated species inhabits inshore areas, including shallow mangrove-lined embayments and also occurs on deeper offshore trawling grounds to depths of 200m. This species forms schools in surface waters

Synonyms:
Neomaenis jordani (Gilbert, 1898)
Neomaensis jordani (Gilbert, 1898)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Shorefishes of the Eastern Pacific online information system (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Fish swarm

Foto: Malpelo, Kolumbien, Ost-Pazifik
Foto: Punta Maria, Kokosinsel, Ost-Pazifik

Fish school

Foto: Punta Maria, Kokosinsel, Ost-Pazifik

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