Pinjalo lewisi

Osteichthyes Lutjanidae Genus Pinjalo Pinjalo lewisi
Slender pinjalo
27.1 cm TL
Characteristic features:
Colour:

Upper sides red shading to pinkish or white below, outer margin of caudal fin blackish; other fins red.

Size:

Up to 50 cm TL.

Distribution:

Indo-west Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Coral and rocky reef from 20 to 200 m deep.

Biology:

Feeds on benthic and planktonic invertebrates and possibly small fishes. Often forms same species schools. In waters off Sumatra, Slender pinjalo are reported to form spawning aggregations.1 Little else is known about its biology or ecology.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught mainly with handlines, traps, and bottom trawls.

Similar species:

Pinjalo pinjalo
Pinjalo snapper

Pinjalo pinjalo

Pinjalo pinjalo differs in having a dorsal fin with 11 spines and 14 or 15 soft rays (vs. 12 spines and 13 soft rays); caudal fin slightly emarginate (vs. more emarginate); diagonal dark lines on the nape and body (vs. dark lines absent) and fins, especially the anal and pelvic, with yellow pigment (vs. more red).

to Pinjalo pinjalo

Lutjanus erythropterus
Crimson snapper

Lutjanus erythropterus

Lutjanus erythropterus differs in having the upper and lower profiles of head not equally rounded (vs. equally rounded); fang-like canines at anterior of jaw present but sometimes indistinct (vs. absent).

to Lutjanus erythropterus
External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM

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