Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Mangrove Jack

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:9ee082af-6df1-44ac-82ba-95c3676b2dfc

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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
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Description

The Mangrove Jack is greenish brown to reddish. Juveniles have pale bars on the sides of the body and one or two blue lines on the cheeks. The species has an

and scale rows on the back that are roughly parallel to the

. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

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Species Lists

RLS profile v3
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, East Africa to Samoa and the Line Islands and Ryukyu Islands to Australia
Range: 709.578
IUCN_Threat_status: Not assessed
Max_size: 1.5 m
Diet: Plankton, Invertebrates, Fishes
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
Frequency: 1.234
Abundance: 2.75
Threats: Recreational and commercial fishing
Depth: (0–8 m)
Common_Name: Mangrove Jack;Mangrove jack

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Lutjanus argentimaculatus

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Sciaena argentimaculata Forsskål, 1775
Published in: Forsskål, P. 1775. Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia medica kahirina atque tabula maris rubri geographica Hauniae [=Copenhagen] : Mölleri pp. 19 xxxiv [2] 164 pp.
Diacopus superbus Castelnau, 1878
Published in: Castelnau, F.L. de 1878. Australian fishes, new or little known species. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Ser. 1 Vol. 2 (3) pp. 225-248 pls 1-2
Lutjanus superbus (Castelnau, 1878)
Lutjanus superbus (Castelnau, 1878)
Published in: Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Vol. 89 (1) pp. 11-127
Lutjanus superbus (Castelnau, 1878)
Published in: Roughley, T.C. 1957. Fish and Fisheries of Australia Sydney : Angus & Robertson pp. 341 pp.
Lutjanus superbus (Castelnau, 1878)
Published in: McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Mem. Aust. Mus. Vol. 5 pp. 145–329
Lutjanus obscurus (Macleay, 1881)
Lutjanus obscurus (Macleay, 1881)
Published in: McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Mem. Aust. Mus. Vol. 5 pp. 145–329
Lutjanus rosiegaster (Macleay, 1881)
Lutjanus rosiegaster (Macleay, 1881)
Published in: McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Mem. Aust. Mus. Vol. 5 pp. 145–329
Mesoprion obscurus Macleay, 1881
Published in: Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 1. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Ser. 1 Vol. 5 (3) pp. 302-444
Mesoprion roseigaster Macleay, 1881
Published in: Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 1. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Ser. 1 Vol. 5 (3) pp. 302-444

Common Names

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Mangrove Jack
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Purple Sea Perch
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Creek Red Bream
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Dog Bream
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Mangrove Red Snapper
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Mangrove Snapper
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Red Bass
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Red Bream
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Red Perch
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Red Reef Bream
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River Roman
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Rock Barramundi
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Gray Snapper
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Red Snapper
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River Snapper
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Silver-spotted Gray Snapper
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Yellow Snapper
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
PERCOIDEI
family
LUTJANIDAE
genus
Lutjanus
species
Lutjanus argentimaculatus  Recorded in Australia

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