Lutjanus fulvus Blacktail snapper

Lutjanus fulvusis commonly referred to as Blacktail snapper. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

3868 

AphiaID:

218475 

Scientific:

Lutjanus fulvus 

German:

Schwarzschwanz-Schnapper 

English:

Blacktail Snapper 

Category:

Snappers 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Lutjanidae (Family) > Lutjanus (Genus) > fulvus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Forster, ), 1801 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Djibouti, Sudan, Eritrea, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arabian Sea, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Caroline Island, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Line Islands, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Pakistan, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake Atoll, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen 

Sea depth:

1 - 75 Meter 

Size:

up to 15.75" (40 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Schrimps 

Tank:

1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Lutjanus adetii
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus agennes
  Roter Afrikanischer Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus alexandrei
  Brasilianischer Schnapper
• Lutjanus ambiguus
• 
  Lutjanus analis
  Mutton-Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus apodus
  Schulmeister-Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus aratus
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus argentimaculatus
  Mangroven-Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus argentiventris
  Gelber Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus bengalensis
  Bengalen-Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus biguttatus
  Zweifleck Bänder--Schnapper
• Lutjanus bitaeniatus
• 
  Lutjanus bohar
  Doppelfleck-Schnapper, Doppel-Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus boutton
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus buccanella
  Schwarzflossenschnapper
• Lutjanus campechanus
• 
  Lutjanus carponotatus
  Goldstreifen-Suesslippe
• 
  Lutjanus coeruleolineatus
  Schnapper
• Lutjanus colorado
• 
  Lutjanus cyanopterus
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus decussatus
  Schachbrett-Schnapper
• Lutjanus dentatus
• Lutjanus dodecacanthoides
• 
  Lutjanus ehrenbergii
  Schwarzpunkt Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus endecacanthus
  Guinea-Schnapper,
• Lutjanus erythropterus
• 
  Lutjanus fulgens
  Buckelschnapper
• 
  Lutjanus fulviflamma
  Schwarzflecken-Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus fulvus
  Schwarzschwanz-Schnapper
• Lutjanus fuscescens
• 
  Lutjanus gibbus
  Buckel-Schnapper
• Lutjanus goldiei
• 
  Lutjanus goreensis
  "Goree-Schnapper"
• 
  Lutjanus griseus
  Grauer Schnapper
• Lutjanus guilcheri
• 
  Lutjanus guttatus
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus indicus
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus inermis
  Schapper
• 
  Lutjanus jocu
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus johnii
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus jordani
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus kasmira
  Blausteifen-Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus lemniscatus
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus lunulatus
  Gelbbauchschnapper
• 
  Lutjanus lutjanus
  Gewöhnlicher-Snapper
• 
  Lutjanus madras
  Indischer Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus mahogoni
  Mahagony-Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus malabaricus
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus maxweberi
  Zwergschnapper
• 
  Lutjanus mizenkoi
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus monostigma
  Einfleck-Schnapper
• Lutjanus notatus
• Lutjanus novemfasciatus
• Lutjanus ophuysenii
• 
  Lutjanus papuensis
  Schnapper
• Lutjanus peru
• Lutjanus purpureus
• 
  Lutjanus quinquelineatus
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus rivulatus
  Blaulippen Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus rufolineatus
  Gelbstreifenschnapper
• 
  Lutjanus russellii
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus sanguineus
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus sebae
  Kaiser-Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus semicínctus
  Schnapper
• Lutjanus stellatus
• 
  Lutjanus synagris
  Schnaper
• 
  Lutjanus timoriensis
  Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus viridis
  Blau-und-Gold Schnapper
• 
  Lutjanus vitta
  Schnapper
• Lutjanus vivanus
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Lutjanus xanthopinnis
  Schnapper

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-10-16 09:38:45 

Last edit:

2021-04-06 11:00:47 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Lutjanus fulvus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Lutjanus fulvus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Lutjanus fulvus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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