Species FAO code: SNY

Ocyurus chrysurus

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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 Gelbschwanz-Schnapper de Schnapper de Snapper	–
Belgium	fr Vivaneau nl Snapper	–
Denmark	da Gulhalet snapper	–
France	fr vivaneau à queue jaune	–
Germany	de Schnapper de Snapper de Gelbschwanz-Schnapper	–
Greece	el Είδος Λουτζιάνου	–
Luxembourg	de Gelbschwanz-Schnapper fr vivaneau à queue jaune	–
Portugal	pt Luciano pt Luciano-cauda-amarela	–
Slovenia	sl hlastači sl rumenorepi hlastač	–
Spain	es Rabirrubia	Catalonia: Peix emperador de cua groga Galicia: Prago de cola amarela
Sweden	sv Gulstjärtsnapper	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791)

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. Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791)

Scientific name

Ocyurus chrysurus

Author

(Bloch, 1791)

Rank

Species

FAO code

SNY

Morphological description

Head relatively small, lower jaw projecting slightly beyond the upper. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Back and upper sides blue to violet with scattered yellow spots. A prominent mid-lateral yellow band running from the snout to the caudal fin base. The lower sides and belly whitish with narrow reddish and yellow stripes; the dorsal and caudal fins yellow; the anal and pelvic fins whitish.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyLutjanidae
    - GenusOcyurus
      - SpeciesOcyurus chrysurus

Synonyms

Perca melanura Linnaeus, 1758
Lutjanus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791)
Sparus semiluna Lacepède, 1802
Anthias rabirrubia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Sparus chrysurus Bloch, 1791
Mesoprion aurovittatus Agassiz, 1831
Ocyurus aurovittatus (Agassiz, 1831)
Ocyurus rijgersmaei Cope, 1871
Ocyurus chysurus (Bloch, 1791)
Mesoprion chrysurus (Bloch, 1791)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791)

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Ocyurus chrysurus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Beach seines

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest