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Indian snapper
Lutjanus madras
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Indian snapper
- Scientific
- Lutjanus madras
- Dhivehi
- މަދަރާސީ މަސްMadharaasee mas
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 33 cm (standard length); commonly 20 cm; max. published weight 4250 g
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 80 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018
Description
A small snapper with a prominent broad yellow stripe along the middle of the side on a pale body. It lives on coral and rocky reefs, both inshore and on outer slopes. It is an Indian Ocean species that was long confused with similar striped snappers.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name madharaasee mas (MRS 1997).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Lutjanus-madras.html
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/މަދަރާސީ_މަސް
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:LutjMadr.jpg
Dhivehi name source: Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'މަދަރާސީ މަސް' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition). No published Latin-script form found; 'Madharaasee mas' is Pax's transliteration of the Thaana (Malé Latin conventions). FLAG: Latin form is a transliteration, not a published spelling.