BrackishSaltwater
Mutton snapper
Lutjanus analis
Lutjanidae, Lutjaninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 94 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 17,451 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, and 27 more countries.
Introduced to Bermuda.
More about the species
Description
Adults occur in continental shelf areas as well as clear waters around islands. Large adults usually among rocks and coral while juveniles occur over sandy, vegetated (usually Thalassia) bottoms. They form small aggregations which disband during the night. Feed both day and night on fishes, shrimps, crabs, cephalopods, and gastropods. Flesh considered good quality. Marketed mainly fresh or frozen. Traded as an aquarium fish at Clara, Brazil.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Lutianus analis
- Mesoprion analis
- Mesoprion isodon
- Mesoprion rosaceus
- Mesoprion sobra
In other languages
- Fläcksnapper
- Fåresnapper, Fårefisk
- Mutton fish, Snapper, Virgin snapper
Articles
All articles
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.