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Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker, 1849)

Russell's snapper
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Common names: Chuttommetti, Chutton, Luggambanda
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108), Gulf of Mannar, Port Blair (Ref. 45255) and Godavari estuary (Ref. 51036). Also Ref. 55.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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: Bleeker.

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 80 m (Ref. 9710), usually 20 - 50 m (Ref. 48635).   Tropical; 31°N - 38°S, 31°E - 178°W (Ref. 55)

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