Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Mangrove red snapper
- Scientific
- Lutjanus argentimaculatus
- Dhivehi
- އޮޑިދޮށު މަސްOdidhoshu mas
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1.5 m (total length); commonly 80 cm; max. published weight 12 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 120 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A large snapper, greenish brown on the back shading to reddish below, often with pale bars on the head in young fish. Juveniles live in mangroves and estuaries, and adults move out to coral reefs and deeper water, sometimes beyond 100 m. It hunts fish and crustaceans, mainly at night, and can reach about 1.5 m.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name odidhoshu mas (MRS 1997).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Lutjanus-argentimaculatus.html
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/އޮޑިދޮށު_މަސް
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Lutjanus_argentimaculatus_JNC2123_New_Caledonia.JPG
Dhivehi name source: Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'އޮޑިދޮށު މަސް' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition). No published Latin-script form found; 'Odidhoshu mas' is Pax's transliteration of the Thaana (Malé Latin conventions). FishBase also lists 'Banda' under India (Minicoy/Lakshadweep Mahl dialect); not used. FLAG: Latin form is a transliteration, not a published spelling.