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Yellow-lined snapper
Lutjanus rufolineatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellow-lined snapper
- Scientific
- Lutjanus rufolineatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 30 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 8 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A grey to pinkish snapper with ten to twelve faint yellow stripes along the side, reaching about 30 cm. It swims in aggregations of hundreds well above the reef.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Lutjanus-rufolineatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Reumöng_-_روموڠ.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.