Specimen Information

Lutjanus kasmira
Lutjanus kasmira
(bluestripe snapper)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID165077
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusLutjanus
Specieskasmira
Common Namebluestripe snapper
StateHI
CountyHonolulu
LocalityPacific Ocean, Hawaii, Oahu, marine waters off the island
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHawaii
HUC8 Number32515200
Map
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Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for food | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14969
Author:Mundy, B.C.
Date:2005
Title:Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Museum Bulletin in Zoology 6
Publisher:Bishop Museum Press
Pages:704 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:15523
Author:Schumacher, B.D., and J.D. Parrish
Date:2005
Title:Spatial relationships between an introduced snapper and native goatfishes.
Journal:Biological Invasions
Volume:7
Pages:925-933
CommentsIntroduced to Oahu in the 1950s and 1960s and has since spread from Hawaii Island to Midway.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Specimen ImpactConsidered a nuisance by fishers. Potentially competes for space with native goatfishes (Schumacher and Parrish 2005).


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