Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Yellowfin red snapper
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Yellowfin red snapper

Lutjanus guilcheri

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Yellowfin red snapper
Scientific
Lutjanus guilcheri
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Groupers and snappers
Family
Lutjanidae (snappers)
Maximum size
Up to about 63 cm (total length); commonly 55 cm; max. published weight 3.8 kg
Depth and habitat
On or near the bottom, recorded from 70 to 100 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018

Description

A red to reddish-orange snapper with a steep head profile and yellow pectoral fins, sometimes with a dark blotch on the tail base, reaching about 63 cm. It lives over rocky bottoms at around 70 to 100 m.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.