SPECIES NAME: Lutjanus purpureus Poey, 1867

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Summary:

Perchlike or basslike in general form. The body is moderately deep, oblong, moderately compressed, with the back somewhat elevated.

Literature:

References to Lutjanus purpureus Poey, 1867: Allen 1985: Page 110 (text) - "Body moderately deep."

References to genus Lutjanus: Jordan and Evermann 1898: Page 1247 (as genus Neomaenis Girard, 1859) - "Body oblong, compressed, the back somewhat elevated..." Allen 1985: Page 33 (text) - "...with oblong and relatively deep to slender and fusiform bodies."

References to subfamily Lutjaninae: Masuda et al., ed. 1991: Page 168 (text) - "...body high and well compressed." Allen 1985: Page 3 (text) - "...these are slender to deep-bodied fishes...."

References to family Lutjanidae: Boschung et al. 1983: Page 603 (text) - "Snappers are oblong, moderately compressed fishes..." Eschmeyer and Herald 1983: Page 215 (text) - "...perchlike or basslike." Moyle and Cech 1988: Page 293 (text) - "The typical snapper is heavy bodied..."