Lutjanus rivulatus

The Blubberlip snapper, Lutjanus rivulatus, also known as Maori Snapper, is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean and into the Pacific Ocean as far east as Samoa. They inhabit waters over rocky substrates at depths from 15 to 100 m (49 to 328 ft). The maximum length is 80.0 cm (31.5 in), and weight reaches 13.0 kg (28.7 lb). The fish can be seen moving in single or small aggregations of about 10-20 individuals.[2]

Blubberlip snapper
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Lutjanidae
Genus:
Lutjanus
Species:
L. rivulatus
Binomial name
Lutjanus rivulatus
(Cuvier, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Diacope alboguttata Valenciennes, 1831
  • Diacope caeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828
  • Diacope coeruleopunctata Cuvier, 1828
  • Diacope revulina Swainson, 1839
  • Diacope rivulata Cuvier, 1828
  • Diacope rivulina Swainson, 1839
  • Diacope sinal Montrouzier, 1857
  • Lutianus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828)
  • Lutjanus rivuturus (Cuvier, 1828)
  • Lutjanus virulatus (Cuvier, 1828)
  • Mesoprio myriaster Liénard, 1839
  • Mesoprion myriaster Liénard, 1839
  • Mesoprion parvidens Macleay, 1882
  • Mesoprion quadripunctatus Günther, 1859[1]

References
  1. http://eol.org/pages/213734/names/synonyms
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Lutjanus rivulatus" in FishBase. March 2015 version.


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