Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790)
Lutjanus bengalensis is a fairly widespread snapper, there are disputed references in the literature as to whether or not the species is actually found in the Red Sea.
The 2014 description of the species from Oman "Vertebral column morphology of the Bengal snapper,
Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790), from the Oman Sea" refers to finding reports from the Red Sea, while the description of the species from the Arabian Sea raises doubts here (Validity of a blue stripe snapper, Lutjanus octolineatus (Cuvier 1828) and a related species, L. bengalensis (Bloch 1790) with a new species (Pisces; Lutjanidae) from the Arabian Sea).
This controversial question will certainly be clarified in the course of a future revision of the snapper species.
Due to great similarities, the Bengal Snapper has long been confused with Luthianus octolineatus, whose distribution is identical in some areas.
Adult snappers live mainly in coral and rocky reefs, sometimes forming small aggregations around ledges and coral heads during the day.
Synonymised names
Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted
Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker, 1855 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lutjanus bengalensis is a fairly widespread snapper, there are disputed references in the literature as to whether or not the species is actually found in the Red Sea.
The 2014 description of the species from Oman "Vertebral column morphology of the Bengal snapper,
Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790), from the Oman Sea" refers to finding reports from the Red Sea, while the description of the species from the Arabian Sea raises doubts here (Validity of a blue stripe snapper, Lutjanus octolineatus (Cuvier 1828) and a related species, L. bengalensis (Bloch 1790) with a new species (Pisces; Lutjanidae) from the Arabian Sea).
This controversial question will certainly be clarified in the course of a future revision of the snapper species.
Due to great similarities, the Bengal Snapper has long been confused with Luthianus octolineatus, whose distribution is identical in some areas.
Adult snappers live mainly in coral and rocky reefs, sometimes forming small aggregations around ledges and coral heads during the day.
Synonymised names
Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted
Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker, 1855 · unaccepted (synonym)
