Tang's snapper

Tang's snapper
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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)
Synonyms

For genus:

For species:

  • Tangia carnolabrum W. L. Y. Chan, 1970

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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lipocheilus carnolabrum" in FishBase. December 2013 version.


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