Saltwater
Humphead snapper
Lutjanus sanguineus
Lutjanidae, Lutjaninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 100 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 21,000 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Iran, and 18 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults inhabit coral and rocky reefs to depths of at least 100 m. Off South Africa they display a preference for slightly silty, turbid regions in the vicinity of sometimes shallow, offshore banks. Captured mainly at night on coral banks off Mafia Island (Tanzania) in 9 to 12 m and off Zanzibar in about 75 m. They are active at night feeding over sandy or rubble bottoms. Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 9773.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Diacope erythrina
- Diacope sanguinea
- Lutianus sanguineus
- Lutjanus coccineus
- Lutjanus sanguiness
In other languages
- Puckelsnapper
- Bulesnapper
- Blood snapper, Bloodred snapper, Red Snapper, Snapper
Articles
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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.
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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.