Common bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira) is a saltwater species recorded in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 3–265 m. The main season in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia runs all year.
Scientific name: Lutjanus kasmira · Water: Saltwater · Season: All year
Size: up to 40 cm
The common bluestripe snapper is a lutjanid; by day the adults gather in large aggregations around coral formations, caves or wrecks, while the juveniles live in seagrass beds. Its range is the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesas and Line islands, north to southern Japan and south to Australia, with a separate population at East London in South Africa. It eats widely: fishes, shrimps, crabs, stomatopods, cephalopods and planktonic crustaceans, and also various algae. Commonly about 25 cm and up to 40 cm total length, maturing at about 20.5 cm and living 6 years. Available all year and a high-priced fish.
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