Lutjanus adetii

Lutjanus adetii, the yellow-banded snapper or hussar, is a species of snapper native to the eastern coast of Australia and New Caledonia. It is an inhabitant of coral reefs, congregating around rocky outcrops during the day and feeding at night. It can be found at depths to 20 m (66 ft). It can reach a length of 50 cm (20 in), though most do not exceed 30 cm (12 in).[1] It is pink or grayish-blue with bright yellow markings around its eyes and a yellow stripe along its neck to tail on each side. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and is sought after as a game fish.[1]

Lutjanus adetii
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Lutjanidae
Genus:
Lutjanus
Species:
L. adetii
Binomial name
Lutjanus adetii
(Castelnau, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Diacope adetii Castelnau, 1873
  • Genyoroge unicolor Alleyne & W. J. Macleay, 1877
  • Genyoroge amabilis De Vis, 1884
  • Lutjanus castelnaui Whitley, 1928
  • Lutjanus paravitta Postel, 1965

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lutjanus adetii" in FishBase. December 2013 version.


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