Species FAO code: MAL

Lutjanus malabaricus

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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 Red Snapper de Roter Schnapper de Schnapper de Snapper	–
Belgium	fr Vivaneau nl Snapper	–
Cyprus	el συναγρίδα Ινδοειρηνικού	–
Czech Republic	cs Chňapal malabarský cs Chňapal kapský cs Malabar snapper	–
Denmark	da Blodsnapper	–
Estonia	et Malabari riffahven	–
Finland	fi malabarinnapsija sv malabarsnapper	–
France	fr vivaneau du Bengale fr vivaneau malabar	–
Germany	de Schnapper de Snapper de Roter Schnapper de Red Snapper	–
Hungary	hu malabári csattogóhal	–
Luxembourg	de Red Snapper de Roter Schnapper fr vivaneau du Bengale fr vivaneau malabar	–
Poland	pl Lucjan malabarski	–
Portugal	pt Luciano pt Castanhola	–
Slovenia	sl hlastači sl rdeči hlastač	–
Spain	es Pargo rojo	–
Sweden	sv Malabarsnapper	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lutjanus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lutjanus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Scientific name

Lutjanus malabaricus

Author

(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Rank

Species

FAO code

MAL

Morphological description

Description: Dorsal profile of head steeply sloped. Preorbital bone much broader than eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Juveniles with a broad, oblique band of brown or black, from upper jaw to beginning of dorsal fin; a prominent black band runs across the caudal peduncle with a pearly-white border. Young with horizontal lines on sides. Note: (TL, cm) = 0.28 + 1.26 (SL, cm); n = 1034 (Ref. 1450). Body depth 2.2-2.8 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyLutjanidae
    - GenusLutjanus
      - SpeciesLutjanus malabaricus

Synonyms

Lutjanus dodecacanthus (Bleeker, 1853)
Mesoprion dodecacanthus Bleeker, 1853
Lutianus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Sparus malabaricus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Lutjanus malabarius (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lutjanus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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Lutjanus malabaricus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Trawls

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest