Fiveline Snapper (species: Lutjanus quinquelineatus) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Lutjanus quinquelineatus
Fiveline Snapper


©Rick Stuart-Smith: Adult Lutjanus quinquelineatus, Lizard Island area.

©Andy Lewis: Fiveline Snapper at Lizard Island

©Rick Stuart-Smith: Juvenile Lutjanus quinquelineatus, Lizard Island area.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Lutjanidae
Genus Lutjanus
Species Lutjanus quinquelineatus

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 38 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Other references

  • Caley, M.J. (1991). Mechanisms of coexistence in communities of coral-reef fishes, Ph.D. thesis, University of Sydney. LIRS catalog number 307.
  • Caley, M.J. (1995). Reef fish community structure and dynamics: in interaction between local and larger-scale processes? Marine Ecology Progress Series, 129: 19-29. LIRS catalog number 448.
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