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Red bass

Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Status not recordedbony fish

The red bass (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) is a species in the family Lutjanidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the red bass

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red bass live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the red bass as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. Israel
  2. Lebanon
  3. Mayotte

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the red bass endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the red bass classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLutjanidae
  6. genusLutjanus
  7. SpeciesLutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonyms Alphestes gembra, Alphestes sambra, Diacope superba, Diacope superbus, Diacopus superbus, Lutianus argentimaculatus, Lutianus jahngarah, Lutianus salmonoides, Lutjanus argentimculatus, Mesoprion flavipinnis, Mesoprion garretti, Mesoprion griseoides, Mesoprion obscurus, Mesoprion olivaceus, Mesoprion roseigaster, Mesoprion sexfasciatus, Mesoprion taeniops, Perca argentata, Sciaena argentata, Sciaena argentimaculata

Other names and names in other languages (52)
  • Amarillo snapperEnglish
  • Creek red breamEnglish
  • Dog breamEnglish
  • Gray snapperEnglish
  • Indo-Pacific mangrove red snapperEnglish
  • Mangrove jackEnglish
  • Mangrove red snapperEnglish
  • Mangrove snapperEnglish
  • Purple sea perchEnglish
  • Purple sea-perchEnglish
  • Red breamEnglish
  • Red perchEnglish
  • Red reef breamEnglish
  • Red snapperEnglish
  • River RomanEnglish
  • River snapperEnglish
  • Rock barramundiEnglish
  • Silver snapperEnglish
  • Silver-spotted gray snapperEnglish
  • Yellow snapperEnglish
  • HamrahArabic
  • KatambakCebuano
  • chňapal stříbroskvrnnýCzech
  • Kupfer-SchnapperGerman
  • Pargo DientónSpanish
  • mangrovenapsijaFinnish
  • CarpeFrench
  • ゴマフエダイJapanese
  • 붉은퉁돔Korean
  • Caranha-de-mangue-do-Indo-PacíficoPortuguese
  • Красный луцианRussian
  • ปลากะพงแดงปากแม่น้ำThai
  • 紅槽Chinese
  • نهاش رماديArabic
  • نهاش المنغروف الأحمرArabic
  • MarjaanArabic
  • SheggrahArabic
  • Pargo AmarilloSpanish
  • pargo de manglarSpanish
  • Pargo de Manglar del Indo PacíficoSpanish
  • Pargo de MangleSpanish
  • Pargo Rabo AmarilloSpanish
  • pargo rojo del manglarSpanish
  • RougetFrench
  • SardeFrench
  • Vieille de palétuviersFrench
  • vivaneau des mangrovesFrench
  • ปลากะพงแดงป่าชายเลนThai
  • 紅棗魚Chinese
  • 紫紅笛鯛Chinese
  • 紫红笛鲷Chinese
  • 銀紋笛鯛Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red bass

Other species in the same genus Lutjanus.

Moonlighter

Lutjanus kasmira

LutjanidaeNo free photo yet

Snapper

Lutjanus gibbus

LutjanidaeNo free photo yet

Redfish

Lutjanus sebae

LutjanidaeNo free photo yet

Red

Lutjanus agennes

LutjanidaeNo free photo yet

Mylah

Lutjanus bohar

LutjanidaeNo free photo yet

Snapper

Lutjanus fulviflamma

LutjanidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the red bass an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the red bass as introduced in 3 countries: Israel, Lebanon and Mayotte, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the red bass?

The red bass (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) belongs to the family Lutjanidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red bass (Lutjanus argentimaculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-bass

MLA

“Red bass (Lutjanus argentimaculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-bass.

BibTeX
@misc{red_bass_2026,
  title = {Red bass (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-bass},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}