Lutjanus gibbus | University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO) | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Osteichthyes
  • Order » Perciformes
  • Family » Lutjanidae
  • Genus » Lutjanus
  • Species » gibbus
  • Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775)
    (Humpback red snapper)
  • Description »   (Wikipedia) The humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus), the paddletail, paddletail snapper or hunchback snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It has a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution. It is a commercially important species, as well as being sought after as a game fish. It is also a popular species for display in public aquaria. It has been reported to cause ciguatera poisoning.
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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Maconacon, Isabela] [Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental] [Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Species ID by »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)
  • Collection Code »   NEC_1803_MACO_013
  • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:04 March 2015 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524473
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Nov. 20, 2024, 10:01 a.m.
  • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"