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Lutjanus kasmira Common bluestripe snapper

Lutjanus kasmira is commonly referred to as Common bluestripe snapper. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
83 
AphiaID:
218482 
Scientific:
Lutjanus kasmira 
German:
Blausteifen-Schnapper 
English:
Common Bluestripe Snapper 
Category:
Snappers 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Lutjanidae (Family) > Lutjanus (Genus) > kasmira (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Forsskål, ), 1775 
Occurrence:
Eritrea, Hong Kong, Sudan, Djibouti, (the) Maldives, Admiralty Islands, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, Bali, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Caroline Island, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Eastern Indian Ocean, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Socotra Arch, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Kermadec Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Togean Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 
Sea depth:
3 - 265 Meter 
Size:
up to 13.78" (35 cm) 
Temperature:
66.38 °F - 82.94 °F (19.1°C - 28.3°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimps, Clam meat, Fish (little fishes), Flakes, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis 
Tank:
439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-06-09 13:53:18 

Info

Lives in depth of 3 - 800 feet.

This snapper doesn't grow as large als others, which may grow up to 3 feet. Anyhow it still isn't well suited for the usual aquarium. Eats smaller fishes and invertebrates. May only be held together with larger fishes.

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Hippocampus Bildarchiv (de) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Reefvid (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Adult

Copyright Bo Davidsson, Schweden
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Copyright Wolfram Sander, Kona, USA
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Lutjanus kasmira; Rotes Meer, Marsa Alam
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Lutjanus kasmira - Blausteifen-Schnapper - Malediven - Thudufushi - Hausriff

Semiadult

Fish school

Copyright Dr. Paddy Ryan
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Copyright Dr. Paddy Ryan
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Lutjanus kasmira - Blausteifen-Schnapper - Malediven - Summer Island - Wasi Mas Thila
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Lutjanus kasmira; copyright by Henning Wiese
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Lutjanus kasmira - Blausteifen-Schnapper - Malediven - Thudufushi - Himando Thila

Fish swarm

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Copyright Dr. Paddy Ryan
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copyright Prof. Dr. Robert A. Patzner
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Foto: Palau, Mikronesien, Ozeanien

Group of fishes

Lutjanus kasmira - Blausteifen-Schnapper

Commonly

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