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NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species |
Common Name: bluestripe snapper
Native Range:
Marine; Tropical Pacific.
Nonindigenous Occurrences: Hawaii: The bluestriped snapper was stocked for sport in the marine waters off the coast of Oahu where is has spread throughout the islands including to the Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park on the big island of Hawaii (Maciolek 1984; Tilmant 1999).
Means of Introduction: Intentionally stocked.
Status: Established.
Impact of Introduction:
Remarks:
Maciolek, J.A. 1984. Exotic Fishes in Hawaii and Other Islands of Oceania, p. 131-161, in W.R. Courtaney, Jr. and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. (eds). Distribution, Biology, and Management of Exotic Fishes.John Hopkins Press University Press, Baltimore, MD.
Tilmant, J.T. 1999. Management of nonindigenous aquatic fish in the U.S. National Park System. National Park Service. 50 pp.
Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet
Author: Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 8/9/2004 Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Lutjanus kasmira. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=774> Revision Date: 8/9/2004
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