Tang's snapper | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Lutjanidae |
Genus: |
Lipocheilus W. D. Anderson, Talwar & G. D. Johnson, 1977 |
Species: | L. carnolabrum |
Binomial name | |
Lipocheilus carnolabrum (W. L. Y. Chan, 1970) |
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Tang's snapper, Lipocheilus carnolabrum, is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They inhabit areas of the continental shelf with rocky substrates at depths from 90 to 340 m (300 to 1,120 ft). This species grows to 60 cm (24 in) in total length. It is a commercially important species as a food fish. This species is the only known member of its genus.