![]() ![]() Lutjanus goldiei was thought to be confined to southern New Guinea between Port Moresby and the Fly River. Papuan black snappers come in two colour phases, on with the whole body being blackish in colour and the other which is marked with 6-7 wide greyish bars on the flanks. This fish attains a maximum total length of 100 cm (39 in), although 60 cm (24 in) is more typical, and the maximum published weight is 19.2 kg (42 lb). The pectoral fins contain 16-17 rays and the caudal fin is truncate. The dorsal fin has 10 spines and 13-14 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 8 soft rays, the rear profile of both these fins is rounded. It has a large eye which has reddish yellow iris and a large black pupil. The vomerine teeth are arranged in a crescent-shaped patch with no rearwards extension and there is a patch of grain-like teeth on the tongue. ![]() The forehead is steeply sloped and the incision and knob on the preoperculum are weak. Lutjanus goldiei has a relatively deep body which has a standard length which is 2.2 to 2.8 times its depth. The specific name honours the Scots-born merchant, naturalist and New Guinea explorer Andrew Goldie (1840-1891) who provided Macleay with specimens and accompanying notes. Lutjanus goldiei was first formally described in 1882 as Mesoprion goldiei by the Scots born Australian naturalist William John Macleay with the type locality given as Hood Bay in Papua New Guinea. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean. Lutjanus goldiei, the Papuan black snapper, Papuan black bass, New Guinea bass or Niugini black bass, is a species of freshwater and brackish water ray-finned fish, a snapper in the family Lutjanidae. ![]()
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