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Lutjanus cyanopterus (Cuvier, 1828)

Cubera snapper
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Brazil country information

Common names: Caranha, Caranho, Vermelho-caranho
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Feitoza, B.M., R.S. Rosa and L.A. Rocha, 2005
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Considered as a Vulnerable species in Brazil (Ref. 126840). Ranges from Paraíba south to São Paulo, including Manuel Luiz Reefs and Zumbi Reefs (Ref. 57756). First record from Lagoa da Conceição, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina in 2009 (Ref. 123493). It is fairly common at the southern part of the country and with a spearfishing record of 71 kg (E. Baumeier, pers. comm. 03/06/02). Also Ref. 55, 13442.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Floeter, S.R., J.L. Gasparini, L.A. Rocha, C.E.L. Ferreira, C.A. Rangel and B.M. Feitoza, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Vivaneau cubera, Pargo cubera, Canteen snapper, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
Etymology: Lutjanus: Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 18 - 70 m (Ref. 9710).   Subtropical; 46°N - 26°S, 98°W - 31°W (Ref. 55230)

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