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Sciaena kasmira Forsskal, 1775
Lutianus kasmira (Forsskal, 1775)
Diacope octolineata Cuvier, 1828
Mesoprion etaape Lesson, 1831
Perca lineata Gronow, 1854
Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker, 1855

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Lutjanidae.

India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; Maldives; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Egypt; Myanmar; Jordan; Oman; Yemen; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Macau; Brunei; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; Sudan; Eritrea; American Soma; Hawaii; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Vanuatu; Comoros; Djibouti; Mauritius; Reunion; Seychelles

Food/Ornamental/Sports

No heteromorphic sex pair

Choudhury RC, Prasad R, Das CC (1979). Chromosomes of six species of marine fishes. Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 32:1, 15-21.

General information

Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskal, 1775)


Common name	Common bluestripe snapper
Synonyms	Sciaena kasmira Forsskal, 1775 Lutianus kasmira (Forsskal, 1775) Diacope octolineata Cuvier, 1828 Mesoprion etaape Lesson, 1831 Perca lineata Gronow, 1854 Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker, 1855
IUCN Red List status (2014)	Not Reported
Habitat	Saltwater
Systematics	Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Lutjanidae.
Geographical distribution	India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; Maldives; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Egypt; Myanmar; Jordan; Oman; Yemen; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Macau; Brunei; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; Sudan; Eritrea; American Soma; Hawaii; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Vanuatu; Comoros; Djibouti; Mauritius; Reunion; Seychelles
Occurrence	Native: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Maldives, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Myanmar, Jordan, Oman, Yemen, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Macau, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Somalia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan, Eritrea, American Soma, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles Introduced: Hawaii
Importance	Food/Ornamental/Sports
Remarks	Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study	Gopalpur-Sea, Odisha
Source of chromosomes	Gill
Number of specimens with sex	03 males
Diploid chromosome number	48
Karyotype formula	48t
Fundamental arm number	Not reported
Chromosome length	Not reported
Sex chromosome	No heteromorphic sex pair
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH	Not reported
Reference(s)	Choudhury RC, Prasad R, Das CC (1979). Chromosomes of six species of marine fishes. Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 32:1, 15-21.