Saltwater
Five-lined snapper
Lutjanus quinquelineatus
Lutjanidae, Lutjaninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 38 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,287 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Admiralty Is., Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Djibouti, and 36 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults inhabit sheltered lagoons and exposed, outer slope coral reefs. Frequently encountered in large aggregations including 100 or more individuals at moderate depths, usually in 30-40m, like in some Pacific locations. Juveniles solitary and shallow in protected bays with algae and rubble substrates. They feed mainly on fishes and crustaceans.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Diacope decemlineata
- Diacope spilura
- Genyoroge grammica
- Genyoroge notata sexlineatus
- Genyoroge notata sublineata
- Grammistes quinquevittatus
In other languages
- Femlinjet snapper
- Blue-banded sea-perch, Blue-banded snapper, Blue-striped snapper, Fire-lined snapper, Five lined snapper, Five-line snapper, Five-lined seaperch, Fiveline snapper, Fivelined seaperch, Gold-striped sea-perch, Snapper, Tropical snapper
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.