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    Aquatics Gallery > Oceans of the World Zone

    SPECIE NAME:Lutjanus kasmira

    COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Bluestripe snapper

    LOCATION: The bluestripe snapper is one of the most widespread species of the Lutjanidae, ranging from the coast of Egypt bordering the Red Sea, south to Madagascar and east to India, China, Southeast Asia, Australia, and a number of Pacific islands.

    HABITAT: Like many snappers, it inhabits coral reefs, occurring in both shallow lagoons and on outer reef slopes

    SIZE: UPTO 40 cm UPTO 0.4 kg

    DIET: The bluestripe snapper has a varied diet, feeding on fishes, shrimp, crabs, stomatopods, cephalopods and planktonic crustaceans, as well as plant and algal materials. Diets vary with age, location, and the prevalent prey items available locally.

    FACT: The [common] bluestripe snapper, bluestripe sea perch or blue-line snapper, Lutjanus kasmira, is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean from the coast of Africa and the Red Sea to the central Pacific Ocean. It is commercially important and sought as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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