India: Successful red snapper breakthrough

Successful Red Snapper Breakthrough Successful breakthrough achieved by ICAR-CIBA in India for Captive Breeding and Seed Production Technology of Red Snapper By Amod Ashok Salgaonkar The mangrove red snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål 1775) is a euryhaline species occurring in Indian ocean, Indo & West Pacific Ocean and eastern Mediterranean Sea. It is the most important species of the family Lutjanidae composed of 17 genera and 103 species of mostly reef associated marine fishes. Among all the snapper species, the mangrove red snapper is considered as the fast growing species and can attain a body weight of 1.0 kg in a culture period of 6-8 months. In the nature, juveniles and young adults occur in mangrove estuaries, the lower reaches of freshwater streams and tidal creeks. Adults are often found in groups around coral reefs. Red snapper is carnivorous and predates on fish, crustaceans and molluscs. Red snappers are excellent brackishwater candidate species due to its ...