Lutjanus adetii
Yellow-banded snapper | Hussar | Yellow-banded Hussar | Yellow-banded Sea Perch
Lutjanus adetii, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Lutjanus adetii, juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Dusky or gold stripe from snout to tail base, broken just behind eye, back yellow and a yellow blotch at base of pectoral fin. Deeper body profile than the smaller L. lutjanus (Bigeye Snapper) and lacks yellow tail of L. vitta (Brown-stripe Snapper).
Information
Max Size: 50 cm
Sea Temperature Range: N/A
Depth: 1-20m
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Widespread (50% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (4 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland