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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Lutjanus cyanopterus (Cuvier, 1828) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Lutjanus cubera, Lutjanus cynodon, Mesoprion cyanopterus, Mesoprion pargus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1600mm or 63" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia and Bermuda (Anderson, pers. comm.) to mouths of the Amazon, Brazil. Rare north of Florida and apparently rare in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2015. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2, pp 472. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up L. cyanopterus on Fishbase |
 | Look up L. cyanopterus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up L. cyanopterus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.166.1237.8388 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:51 (species record created: 2021 Dec 24 04:15) |