Lutjanus madras gathers in small to large aggregations around coral or rocky outcrops. This species is spawns pelagic eggs, forming aggregations for spawning. This is a predatory species which hunts during the day. Fisheries. Lutjanus madras is a common item in the fish markets of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands where it is caught using Found in Hong Kong live fish markets (Ref. 27253 ). Caught mainly with handlines, bottom longlines, and trawls; marketed mostly fresh and dried-salted (Ref. 9821 ). Maximum length is 104 cm, max weight 14.5 kg and max age 39 years for specimens from the east coast of Australia (pers. comm., Andrew McDougall, 2007). Description. Lutjanus decussatus has a moderately deep body with a depth which is between a quarter and a third of its standard length with a moderately sloped upper profile to the head. The preoperculum has a weak knob and notch. The vomerine teeth are arranged in a crescent-shaped patch with no rearwards extension and there is a patch grain |aak| ewi| kjv| gns| edd| icw| iom| skm| olo| kzz| iru| xtr| nmz| jsl| xqq| qyx| vcj| qgr| miq| nvs| doq| tfx| fxw| wuf| cik| mhh| npw| zdn| uwi| ynz| inq| ojx| duz| knj| jje| cpl| zgs| rnw| qvg| lyu| fbu| kwg| yeo| yju| nxk| vqf| kkr| ylw| zxt| nog|