Animal Species:Twospot Snapper, Lutjanus biguttatus (Valenciennes, 1830)
The Twospot Snapper is a slender fish. It is dark brown above, paler brown-yellow below, and has a broad white stripe laterally. There are two white spots high on the back.
Twospot Snapper at Lizard Island
Anne Hoggett
© Australian Museum
Identification
The Twospot Snapper is a slender fish. It is dark brown above, paler brown-yellow below, and has a broad white stripe laterally. There are two white spots high on the back.
Size range
The species grows to about 20 cm in length.
Distribution
It occurs on coral reefs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-West Pacific.
In Australia it is known from off the north-western coast of Western Australia and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Distribution by collection data
Ozcam map of Twospot Snapper specimens in the Australian Museums.
Classification
- Species:
- biguttatus
- Genus:
- Lutjanus
- Family:
- Lutjanidae
- Order:
- Perciformes
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
References
- Allen, G.R. 1985. Snappers of the World. An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Lutjanid Species Known to Date. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. FAO. Rome. Pp. 208, Pl. I-XXVII.
- Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Coral Graphics. Pp. 330.
Mark McGrouther
, Collection Manager, Ichthyology
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Tags Fishes, ichthyology, Twospot Snapper, Lutjanus biguttatus, slender, dark brown, pale underside, white stripe, stripes or bands, dots/spots, white spots, 10 cm - 30 cm, coral reef, tropical water, marine, Great Barrier Reef,
