Species FAO code: LTJ

Lutjanus vivanus

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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	–
Germany	de Schnapper de Snapper	–
Portugal	pt Luciano pt Castanhola	–
Slovenia	sl hlastači	–
Spain	es Pargo amarillo es Pargo australiano es Pargo azul	Galicia: Prago
Sweden	sv Sidensnapper	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Pots and traps

Pots and traps

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lutjanus vivanus (Cuvier, 1828)

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 vivanus (Cuvier, 1828)

Distribution maps

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

Scientific name

Lutjanus vivanus

Author

(Cuvier, 1828)

Rank

Species

FAO code

LTJ

Morphological description

Preopercular notch and knob weak. Pectoral fins long reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Back and upper sides pink to red, grading to pink with a silvery sheen ventrally; sides with very fine undulating yellow lines; the fins mostly reddish or pale yellow. Young specimens (under about 25 cm) with a blackish spot on upper side below anterior dorsal soft rays.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyLutjanidae
    - GenusLutjanus
      - SpeciesLutjanus vivanus

Synonyms

Lutianus vivanus (Cuvier, 1828)
Mesoprion profundus Poey, 1860
Lutjanus torridus Cope, 1871
Neomaenis hastingsi Bean, 1898
Mesoprion vivanus Cuvier, 1828

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lutjanus vivanus (Cuvier, 1828)

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Lutjanus vivanus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Pots and traps

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Distribution maps