Lutjanus quinquelineatus

Lutjanus quinquelineatus
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Lutjanidae
Genus:	Lutjanus
Species:	L. quinquelineatus
Binomial name
Lutjanus quinquelineatus (Bloch, 1790)
Synonyms
Holocentrus quinquelineatus Bloch, 1790 Grammistes quinquevittatus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 Diacope decemlineata Valenciennes, 1830 Diacope spilura E. T. Bennett, 1833 Lutjanus spilurus (E. T. Bennett, 1833) Genyoroge grammica F. Day, 1871 Genyoroge notata sublineata De Vis, 1884 Genyoroge notata sexlineatus Saville-Kent, 1893

The five-lined snapper or blue-striped snapper, Lutjanus quinquelineatus, is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of coral reefs being found at depths from 2 to 40 m (6.6 to 131.2 ft). This species can reach 38 cm (15 in) in TL, though most do not exceed 30 cm (12 in). It is a commercially important species and is also sought after as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.