Description
all tropical and subtropical 3 oceans demersal down to depths of about 450 m jusqu'à 1m de long robust, relatively elongate body one dorsal fin, continuous or slightly notched pelvic fins inserted just behind the pectoral base, granting the fish good turning and hovering control mouth moderate to large; terminal; with enlarged canine teeth & petites dents palatines predators of crustaceans and fishes, some are planktivores fécondation externe, nonguarders croissance rapide
Identification keys to Lutjanidae

Description

all tropical and subtropical 3 oceans
demersal
down to depths of about 450 m
jusqu'à 1m de long
robust, relatively elongate body
one dorsal fin, continuous or slightly notched
pelvic fins inserted just behind the pectoral base, granting the fish good turning and hovering control
mouth moderate to large; terminal; with enlarged canine teeth & petites dents palatines
predators of crustaceans and fishes, some are planktivores
fécondation externe, nonguarders
croissance rapide

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Identification keys to Lutjanidae

Etymologies		Source
Lutjanidae	Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish	fishbase
vivaneaux	D’origine antillaise, provient du nom d'espèce de Lutjanus vivanus et signifie "vivant, vivace", probablement en rapport avec l’activité débordante des Lutjanidés dans le récif	doris
Macolor	Latin, macula, -ae = stain, spot	fishbase
Macolor	pourrait provenir d'une contraction du latin [melas] = taches noires sur la peau et [color] = couleur. A moins que cela ne vienne du latin [macula] = tache	doris
Symphorichthys	Greek: syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, ichthys = fish	fishbase
Symphorichthys	grec σύμφορος = qui accompagne, qui convient à + ίχθύς = poisson	perso
macularis	Latin macula = tache, point, maille	Gaffiot
niger	latin = noir	perso



lutjanus

Lutjanus analis Bonaire ©Randall, John E. (via Encyclopedia of Life)	Lutjanus apodus 2009 Belize by Jorge Manuel Gómez Poot (via Encyclopedia of Life)	Lutjanus biguttatus 2016 Raja Ampat by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)


Lutjanus boutton 2014 Barat (ID) by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	Lutjanus bohar 1995 Bali ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)


Lutjanus decussatus 2012 Kri (Raja Ampat) by David R (via Encyclopedia of Life)	Lutjanus ehrenbergii 2015 Wadi Lahami ©Julien Renoult (via Encyclopedia of Life)	Lutjanus fulviflamma 2009 Exmouth (Au) by Erik Schlogl (via Encyclopedia of Life)


Lutjanus fulvus Enewetak (Marshall Islands) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	Lutjanus gibbus at night, Marshall Is ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)


Lutjanus griseus Belize ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)		Lutjanus kasmira 2006 by Ryan Oelke (via Wikimedia Commons)


Lutjanus monostigma 2009 by Rob (via Wikimedia Commons)	Lutjanus rivulatus 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)


	Lutjanus sebae juvénile, Bali ©Andrey Ryanskiy (via fishbase)	Lutjanus semicinctus Fidji by Paul & Jill (via flickr)
Lutjanus

Macolor macularis
fishbase / australianmuseum / souslesmers / doris / fishesofaustralia / nomadica	Synonymes Midnight snapper	Fowler, 1931 / LC / ITIS 550946

2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist)	2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist)


2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2009 Menjangan (Bali) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist)	2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist)	2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist)


	2012 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist)


2017 Philippines by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


		2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)


2017 Philippines by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	juvénile, 2018 Indonesia by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	juvénile, 2018 Indonesia by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)


Maldives ©Trevor Meyer (via fishbase)	2011 Maldives by Philippe Guillaume (via Wikimedia Commons)	2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)


juvénle, 2014 Solomon Is. by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2007 Bathala (Maldives) ©Gianemilio Rusconi (via fishbase)


Palau ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia)	Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia)	Palau ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia)


Palau ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia)	juvénile, 2012 Osprey Reef (Au) by Lesley Clements (via Encyclopedia of Life)	juvénile, 1996 PNG ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)


2015 Osprey Reef (Au) by Ian Shaw (via Encyclopedia of Life)	Great Barrier Reefs (Au) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)


2007 Maldives by Tim Nicholson (via fishbase)	2015 Tulamben (Bali) by Lesley Clements (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2014 Solomon Is. by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)
W-Pacifiq	Vivaneau minuit	tropical
adults dark grey brown dorsally and shading to yellow on head and ventral body, head with fine blue lines or spots, body scales with blue lines or short dashes; sub-adult with trace or juvenile pattern especially the white spots; juveniles with distinct black and white pattern, with more than 5 white spots on back
3-90m / jsq 60 cm	dioecism, pelagic spawners, fécondation externe, nonguarders	may be in small groups, juveniles singly; occasionally, they aggregate with Macolor niger
Macolor macularis




Macolor niger
fishbase / doris / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia / australianmuseum / nomadica	Synonymes Black-and-white snapper / vivaneau noir et blanc	Forsskål, 1775 / LC / ITIS 168965

2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2017 Soudan ©mda (via INaturalist)


2015 Maldives ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2012 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)	juvénile, 2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist)	2010 Egypt ©mda (via INaturalist)


2014 Kenya ©Dawn Goebbels (via fishbase)	sub-adult, 2002 Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) ©Field, Richard (via fishbase)


Maldives ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2007 Bathala (Maldives) by Gianemilio Rusconi (via fishbase)	BB, 2010 Saqwa Abu Galawa (Egypt) by Joe DE VROE (via fishbase)


Sipadan (Borneo) by dachalan (via fishesofaustralia)	Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia)	QSeir (Egypt) by Michele Gardini (via fishesofaustralia)


internédiaire, 2010 Siyul kebir (Egypt) by Joe DE VROE (via fishbase)	2006 by Jens Petersen (via Wikimedia Commons)	intermédiaire, 2005 by Leonard Low (via Wikimedia Commons)


juvénile, Red Sea ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2012 Kri (Raja Ampat) by David R (via Encyclopedia of Life)	juvénile, 1987 Bougainville Reef, (Coral Sea/Au) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)
Indo & W-Pacifiq	Vivaneau noir	tropical
adults silvery grey, strongly blotched with blackish patches, lacks yellow on head and body and without blue markings on head and body, much duller iris; juveniles with black and white pattern but broader white area encompassing posterior head and adjacent body and with less than 5 white spots on back
2-90m / jsq 70 cm	dioecism, pelagic spawners, fécondation externe, nonguarders	adults in large schools, juveniles solitary
Macolor niger




Symphorichthys spilurus
fishbase / monaconature / fishesofaustralia / reeflifesurvey	Synonymes Sailfin snapper / Blue-lined sea-bream	Günther, 1874 / LC / ITIS 550956

2006 by Liné1 (via Wikimedia Commons)	2005 Aquarium (Vancouver) by Stan Shebs (via Wikimedia Commons)	2006 by Strobilomyces (via Wikimedia Commons)


subadult, Shorefishes of the Neotropics ©Ross D. Robertson (via fishesofaustralia)	Shorefishes of the Neotropics ©Ross D. Robertson (via fishesofaustralia)	spawning aggregation, Komodo ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia)


2005 Aquarium (Vancouver) by Stan Shebs (via Wikimedia Commons)	2011 by Citron (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2009 aquarium (Monaco) by Georges Jansoone (via Wikimedia Commons)
W Pacifiq & Eastern Indian	Vivaneau voilier	tropical
yellowish body, blue stripes along the sides, a large pale-edged black spot on the upper tail base, an orange bar above the eye and another behind the head; tall dorsal and anal fins often have one or more elongate filaments; juveniles are pale greyish with a broad white-edged black midlateral stripe from the snout to the end of the tail, and elongate yellowish filaments in the dorsal and anal fin; livrée de nuit très différente
5-60m / 50 cm (jsq 60 cm) video	dioecism, pelagic spawners, fécondation externe, nonguarders; aggregate to spawn	solitaire, over sand bottoms in the vicinity of coral reefs; vorace
Symphorichthys spilurus

MàJ 15/03/2023