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Lutjanus biguttatus in Indonesia
Two-spot banded snapper

Lutjanus biguttatus (Valenciennes, 1830)
Family:	Lutjanidae (Snappers) , subfamily: Lutjaninae	picture (Lubig_u0.jpg) by Randall, J.E.
Order:	Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Two-spot banded snapper
Max. size:	25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48635)
Environment:	reef-associated ; depth range 3 - 36 m
Climate:	tropical; 23°N - 14°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific: mainly the Indo-Australian Archipelago from the Solomon Islands to Sumatra, and from off Cape York Peninsula, Australia, northward to the Philippines; also occurring in the central and eastern Indian Ocean as far west as Maldives.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Snout profile low, sloping very gently. Preorbital bone narrow, its width less than half of eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally dark brown of the upper part of the head and body with a broad white horizontal band immediately below. The lower part of the head and body dusky brown with a suffusion of yellow. A pair of white spots is on the back just below the dorsal fin base.
Biology:	Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 9710, 48635) and outer reef slopes (Ref. 37816, 48635). Sometimes in large schools of more than 100 individuals. Often solitary (Ref. 48635). Feeds mainly on small fishes and crustaceans. Generally uncommon (Ref. 9710)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Allen, G.R.. 1985. (Ref. 55)
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Indonesia country information
Common names:	Tanda-tanda pasir, Two-spot snapper	Ref: Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001
Status:	native	Ref: Kunzmann, A., J.E. Randall and I. Suprihanto, 1998
Salinity:	marine
Importance:	commercial	Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Flores (Ref. 8631, 47567) and Mentawai Islands (Ref. 27157). Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Bali, Komodo, Pulau Seribu, Sangalakki Island, Togean and Banggai Islands; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Also Ref. 48635.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/id.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R., 1985
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Entered: Carpenter, Kent E.

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