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Name : Lutjanus lutjanus

Common Name : Tamso
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Perciformes
Family : Lutjanidae
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Description

Body elongate, large eyes with convex head profile and forked caudal fin. Yellowish in colour with orange lines following scale rows on back and lateral regions. A characteristic dark yellow stripe is present from snout to caudal fin on the lateral side


Size

Maximum length: 21.2 cm (TL), common length: 15-18 cm (TL)


Diet

Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans


Utilization

It is used as an aquarium fish and large fishes are marketed in fresh/chilled form


Gears

Trawl, gillnet, hook and line