Marine Biology Research
Info
Lutjanus alexandrei is an endemic species known only from the western Atlantic waters around Brazil, this species is not therefore also not migratory, but site-faithful.
Juveniles reside in mangrove zones and other brackish water areas, only adults occur in the ocean.
The first photos of the species show the variable coloration of the animals, but in general the fish is reddish with more or less pronounced vertical bands on the body and occasionally an oblique band over the eyes.
Lutjanus alexandrei is distinguished from other similar species by the blue spots on its face, with an irregular row from the corners of the mouth to the posterior margin of the gill covers, a short row behind the eye, and a few scattered ones on the cheek.
Etymology:
The species name "alexandrei" honors the pioneer Brazilian naturalist Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira (1756-1815), whose many years of fieldwork in Brazil in the late 18th century were long unrecognized due to the confiscation of his and other collections at Lisbon's Museu da Ajuda in 1808 (Oliveira & Daly 2001).
Ferreira collected many specimens that were eventually described as new without any attention to his efforts.
Juveniles reside in mangrove zones and other brackish water areas, only adults occur in the ocean.
The first photos of the species show the variable coloration of the animals, but in general the fish is reddish with more or less pronounced vertical bands on the body and occasionally an oblique band over the eyes.
Lutjanus alexandrei is distinguished from other similar species by the blue spots on its face, with an irregular row from the corners of the mouth to the posterior margin of the gill covers, a short row behind the eye, and a few scattered ones on the cheek.
Etymology:
The species name "alexandrei" honors the pioneer Brazilian naturalist Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira (1756-1815), whose many years of fieldwork in Brazil in the late 18th century were long unrecognized due to the confiscation of his and other collections at Lisbon's Museu da Ajuda in 1808 (Oliveira & Daly 2001).
Ferreira collected many specimens that were eventually described as new without any attention to his efforts.
