Lutjanus dentatus (Duméril, 1858) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Allen, 1981c | Allen, 1985 | Bauchot, 1992e | Bauchot, 2003h | Liu, 2007b .
  • Common names : Brun afrikasnapper (Danish), African brown snapper / Brown snapper / Grouper (English), Pruun riffahven (Estonian), Ehan (Ewe: Togo), Engil (Fang: Gabon), Lutjanus / Vivaneau brun d'Afrique (French), Ntchivo (Galoa: Gabon), Esoe / Tan (Ghana), Agnato (Pila: Benin), Castanholas / Luciano / Luciano-castanho / Xicaca (Portuguese), Pargo marrón africano (Spanish), Warale (Wolof: Senegal) .
  • Current distribution known : known only from the West African coast, primarily in the Gulf of Guinea .
  • Distribution_references : Allen, 1981c | Allen, 1985 | Bauchot, 1992e | Bauchot, 2003h | Liu, 2007b .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on fishes and crustaceans .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Allen, 1981c | Allen, 1985 .
  • Habitat / home range : occurs on rocky bottoms and coral reefs. Also common in brackish lagoons and sometimes in rivers .
  • Habitat_references : Allen, 1981c | Allen, 1985 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Allen, 1981c | Allen, 1985 | Bauchot, 1992e | Bauchot, 2003h | Liu, 2007b .
  • Size : 700 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Lutjanus eutactus Bleeker, 1863: 51, pl. 11, fig. 2. Type locality: Ashantee, Guinea. Holotype RMNH 247.
    • Mesoprion dentatus Duméril, 1858 d: 261. Type locality: "Gorée", Senegal. Holotype MNHN n° 2737.