Species FAO code: LVN

Lutjanus fulgens

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Schnapper de Snapper	–
Belgium	fr Vivaneau nl Snapper	–
France	fr vivanneau doré	–
Germany	de Schnapper de Snapper	–
Hungary	hu aranyos csattogóhal	–
Portugal	pt Luciano pt Castanhola	–
Slovenia	sl hlastači	–
Spain	es Pargo amarillo es Pargo australiano es Pargo azul	Galicia: Prago

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lutjanus fulgens (Valenciennes, 1830)

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	100.0 kcal
Total fat	1.34 g
Saturates	0.285 g
Carbohydrate	0.0 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	20.51 g
Salt	160.0 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lutjanus fulgens (Valenciennes, 1830)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Lutjanus fulgens

Scientific name

Lutjanus fulgens

Author

(Valenciennes, 1830)

Rank

Species

FAO code

LVN

Morphological description

Head blunt, snout short, much shorter than eye diameter. Eye very large. Preorbital bone narrow, its width less than half of the eye diameter. Maxilla extending to about mid-eye level. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Scale rows in cheek 5. Back and sides vivid pink; silvery white on lower sides and belly; with horizontal golden bands, one per scale row.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyLutjanidae
    - GenusLutjanus
      - SpeciesLutjanus fulgens

Synonyms

Lutjanus maltzani Steindachner, 1881
Mesoprion fulgens Valenciennes, 1830

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lutjanus fulgens (Valenciennes, 1830)

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Lutjanus fulgens

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Distribution maps