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Lutjanus jocu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Dog snapper
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Jamaica country information

Common names: Dog snapper, Dog's tooth snapper, Dogteeth snapper
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the water bodies and channels of Port Royal, mangal, Kingston. Type locality Great Salt pond (Ref. 27228).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/jamaica-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Alleng, G.P., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Vivaneau chien, Pargo jocú, Snuggletooth 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 authors: Bloch & Schneider.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 40 m (Ref. 58047), usually 5 - 30 m (Ref. 9710).   Subtropical; 42°N - 26°S, 98°W - 14°W (Ref. 55232)

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