Scientific Name
Paracaesio gonzalesi

Common Name
Vanuatu snapper

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Eye large, snout short, about equal to, or shorter than eye diameter. Interorbital space convex. Lower jaw protruding slightly. Dorsal and anal fins without scales. Pectoral fins long, reaching level of anus. Back and upper sides light brown becoming silvery white ventrally; a yellow band running diagonally from the beginning of the lateral line to the last dorsal spine.

Classification

Classified By

Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Snappers (Lutjanidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Pacific

Distribution

Western Central Pacific: known only from Fiji, Vanuatu, Philippines, and Tuvalu (Ref. 12596) but is probably more widespread.

Range

21°N - 21°S, 117°E - 176°W

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

140 m

Depth To - meters

250 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 140 - 250 m (Ref. 9821)

Trophic Level

3.4 s.e. 0.44 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

42.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated