Photo: Josh Withers
  

Mangrove Jack

    Mangrove Jack

    (Lutjanus Argentimaculatus)

  • The mangrove red snapper, also known as mangrove jack, grey snapper, creek red bream, Stuart evader, dog bream, purple sea perch, red bream, red perch, red reef bream, river roman, or rock barramundi, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific range and has recently been recorded in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

    • Source: https://en.wikipedia.org
    /wiki/Mangrove_red_snapper


    Fun Facts:

    1. They can reach a maximum length of about 1.2 metres and 16 kg in weight.
    2. Mangrove Jack sometimes go deeper than 100m on the offshore reef areas where they live.
    3. Some Mangrove Jack travel considerable distances, with one tagged fish migrating 335km along the north Queensland coast.

      4. Source: https://ozfish.org.au
      /wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Habitat-factsheet_Qld_Mangrove-Jack_FINAL.pdf


  • Mangrove Jack's are surprisingly large and aggressive predators. Watch the video below:
Mangrove Jack looking majestic

Mangrove Jack eating mullet (Blacksnake) - 2014