''Lutjanus adetii'', the yellow-banded snapper or hussar, is a
species of marine
ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the
family Lutjanidae. It is native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean. This species is of minor importance to local
commercial fisheries and is sought after as a
game fish.
Taxonomy
''Lutjanus adetii'' was first formally
described in 1873 as ''Diacope adetii'' by the
French
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naturalist François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau with the
type locality
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See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
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given as
Nouméa on
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Its specific name honours "Mr Adet" who collected the
specimens of fishes that Castelnau described from New Caledonia, Castelnau did not give Adet's given names.
Description
''Lutjanus adetii'' has a relatively deep body, which has a ''standard length'' of 2.5 to 2.7 times its depth. The snout is rather pointed, the preorbital bone is wider than the diameter of the eye and there is a well developed preopercular protuberance and incision. The tongue has a patch of granular teeth while the vomerine teeth are arranged in a triangular patch. The
dorsal fin has 10 spines and 14 soft rays while the
anal fin
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contains 3 spines and 8 soft rays, these fins have a rounded posterior profile. The
pectoral fins contain 17 rays while the
caudal fin may be emarginate or slightly forked.
The background colour is rosy-pink shading to silvery below with a dusky to golden stripe which runs from the middle of the operculum to the base of the caudal fin. There is a golden patch which surrounds the eye and runs onto the snout while the pectoral fin base has a yellow blotch, The dorsal and anal fins have white margins. The juveniles have a sizeable red spot on the
caudal peduncle, which some retain while the mid lateral stripe appears.
This species attains a maximum
total length of , although is more typical.
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Distribution and habitat
''Lutjanus adetii'' has a restricted distribution in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It occurs in eastern Australia, eastern Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia.Sydney
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in New South Wales, with small juveniles being recorded further south, and Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[ This species occur from the surface down to ][
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Biology
''Lutjanus adetii'' is a nocturnal hunter, the adults spend the day in large aggregations which disperse at night to forage[ Off New Caledonia the spawning season is from August to February, peaking in November to January.]
Fisheries
''Lutjanus adetii'' is mainly of interest to recreational fisheries. Its flesh is considered to be of good quality and it is caught for markets in some localities, especially in New Caledonia. It is caught using hook and line and gill nets and the catch is normally sold fresh. The hussar is one of the species taken in the coral reef finfish fishery of Australia.
References
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adetii
Fish of Lord Howe Island
Fish of New Caledonia
Fish of Papua New Guinea
Fish described in 1873