Saltwater
Checkered snapper
Lutjanus decussatus
Lutjanidae, Lutjaninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 35 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,044 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), and 8 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults inhabit both inshore and offshore coral reefs where they occur singly or in schools. Small juveniles on shallow protected reef flats and are used in the aquarium trade.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Lutianus decussatus
- Lutjanus decussates
- Lutjanus dessucatus
- Lutjanus semicinctus
- Mesoprion decussatus
- Mesoprion therapon
In other languages
- Netmønstret snapper
- Checkered seaperch, Chequered snapper, Cross-banded snapper, Crossbanded snapper, 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.