Common Bluestripe Snapper

Lutjanus kasmira

Also known as: Blue-and-Yellow Snapper, Blue-banded Hussar, Blue-banded Seaperch, Blue-banded Snapper, Blue-lined Seaperch, Blue-lined Snapper, Blue-lined Snapper Fish, Blue-stripe Seaperch, Bluestripe Snapper, Blue-striped Snapper, Blue-striped Snapper Fish, Common Bluestripe Seaperch, Four-lined Snapper, Kasmira Snapper, Moonlighter, Yellow-and-blue Seaperch, Yellow-and-blue Snapper

ALSO KNOWN AS

Blue-and-Yellow Snapper
Blue-banded Hussar
Blue-banded Seaperch
Blue-banded Snapper
Blue-lined Seaperch
Blue-lined Snapper
Blue-lined Snapper Fish
Blue-stripe Seaperch
Bluestripe Snapper
Blue-striped Snapper
Blue-striped Snapper Fish
Common Bluestripe Seaperch
Four-lined Snapper
Kasmira Snapper
Moonlighter
Yellow-and-blue Seaperch
Yellow-and-blue Snapper

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016

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Common Bluestripe Snapper adult, photographed at Lighthouse Bay, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia — @fishx6 · Lighthouse Bay, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia · March 20141 / 38

Overview

Found in large schools during the day, close to caves, coral formations, and wrecks, over shallow lagoons and outer reef slopes, dispersing at night hunting for food.
Juveniles found over patch reefs and seagrass beds.
Widespread South East Atlantic, Indo-Pacific

Most Snappers live in moderate depths, however there are a few that live much deeper. Juveniles found on inshore reefs.
They are nocturnal predators that mainly feed on fish, but will eat crustaceans, gastropods and cephalopods.
Some smaller family members eat zooplankton.

How to identify

COLOURS

Pattern: stripes
Behaviour: nocturnal schooling shelters in caves

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Habitat & where to find it

Range · Indo-Pacific, Southeast Atlantic
Exact location · 1
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LIVES IN

Found in large schools during the day, close to caves, coral formations, and wrecks, over shallow lagoons and outer reef slopes, dispersing at night hunting for food.

RANGE

Adult photos 38

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1 comment

Vatsala· 2 Mar 2012
Hi, would you please let me know the name of the fish in the background towards the left. The rounded one with the red edgings. Thank you so much Vatsala
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