Rhomboplites aurorubens (Cuvier, 1829)

Vermilion snapper

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Lutjanidae \| Lutjaninae
Synonyms	Centropristis aurorubens, Aprion ariommus, Mesoprion elegans, ... more
Common names	Vivaneau ti-yeux, Pargo cunaro, Vermillion snapper, ... more

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Main reference

Allen, G.R. 1985. (Ref. 55)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26938); common length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55); max. published weight: 3,170 g (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 3090)

Length at first maturity

L_m 20.00, range 19 - 36 cm

Environment

Demersal; marine; depth range 40 - 300 m (Ref. 9626), usually 40 - 100 m (Ref. 9626)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 42°N - 33°S, 99°W - 30°W (Ref. 55)

Western Atlantic: Bermuda and North Carolina, USA, to São Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 57756), including West Indies, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea (Anderson, pers. comm.).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Snout short, lower jaw slightly projecting. Mouth small. Pectoral fins relatively short, not reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Back and upper sides vermilion, shading to silvery with reddish tinge ventrally, with narrow horizontal yellow lines below the lateral line. The dorsal and caudal fins yellowish; the anal and pelvic fins whitish.

Found in moderately deep waters, most common over rock, gravel or sand bottoms near the edge of the continental and island shelves. Young fish occur in shallower depths (below 25 m). Often forms large schools, particularly the young. Feeds on fishes, shrimps, crabs, polychaetes, other benthic invertebrates, cephalopods and planktonic organisms. Good food fish (Ref. 9626).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 1.0000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.20; tm=3; tmax=10)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100)	Very high

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Modified by Capuli, Estelita Emily

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