Saltwater
Common bluestripe snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
Lutjanidae, Lutjaninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 40 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,464 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Admiralty Is., American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, and 62 more countries.
Introduced to United States.
More about the species
Description
Adults inhabit coral reefs, occurring in both shallow lagoons and on outer reef slopes. Frequently found in large aggregations around coral formation, caves or wrecks during the day. Juveniles inhabit seagrass beds around patch reefs. Benthopelagic. Feed on fishes, shrimps, crabs, stomatopods, cephalopods, and planktonic crustaceans. Also take a variety of algae. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Diacope octolineata
- Lutianus kasmira
- Mesoprion etaape
- Mesoprion pomacanthus
- Perca lineata
- Sciaena kasmira
In other languages
- Kasmirasnapper
- Blåbåndet snapper
- Blue and yellow snapper, Blue-banded hussar, Blue-banded sea perch, Blue-banded snapper, Blue-lined sea perch, Blue-lined snapper, Blue-lined snapper fish, Blue-striped seaperch, Blue-striped snapper, Bluebanded snapper, Bluelined seaperch, Bluelined snapper, Bluestripe seaperch, Bluestripe snapper, Bluestriped snapper, Common blue-strips snapper, Four-lined snapper, Moonlighter, Snapper, Yellow and blue seaperch
Articles
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Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.