Lutjanus monostigma
species of fish
Lutjanus monostigma, the one-spot snapper, onespot seaperch or Moses snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Taxonomy
Lutjanus monostigma Was first formally described in 1828 as Mesoprion monostigmaby the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with the type locality given as the Seychelles. The specific name is a compound of mono meaning "one" and stigma meaning "mark", a reference to the black spot located underneath the front dorsal fin rays, a feature obvious in juveniles but which fades in many adults.
Description
Lutjanus monostigmahas a relatively deep body which has a standard length that is 2.6 to 3.0 times as long as the body at its deepest point. It has a gently sloped forehead, and the preopercular incision and knob are weakly developed. The vomerine teeth are arranged in a crescent shaped patch with no central rearwards extension and there are no teeth on the tongue. The dorsal fin has 10 spines and 13-14/soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 8-9 soft rays. The rear of the dorsal fin and the anal fin are rounded or quite angular. The pectoral fins have 15-17 rays and the caudal fin is truncate or weakly emarginate.
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