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Lutjanidae

38 species · Animals

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Animalia › Chordata › › Perciformes › Lutjanidae

Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828)

Lutjanus rivulatus is a reef-associated Indo-Pacific snapper with distinct morphological and color features.

Lutjanus jocu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Lutjanus jocu, the dog snapper, is a reef-associated snapper native to Atlantic waters, with a single Mediterranean record.

Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869)

Lutjanus snappers are a circumtropical group of reef-associated fish with varied body forms and distinct dental and fin traits.

Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775)

Lutjanus fulviflamma is a widespread Indo-Pacific snapper species with distinctive striped coloration and black lateral spot.

Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790

Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790) is a reef-dwelling fish native to the Indo-West Pacific.

Lutjanus johnii (Bloch, 1792)

Lutjanus johnii is an Indo-Pacific snapper species with distinct body features and depth range 0.1 to 80 m.

Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes, 1830)

Lutjanus goreensis, the Gorean snapper, is an eastern Atlantic snapper species found off western Africa from Senegal to Angola.

Lutjanus lemniscatus (Valenciennes, 1828)

Lutjanus lemniscatus is a species of snapper native to the Indo-West Pacific with distinct physical traits and habitat preferences.

Hoplopagrus guentherii Gill, 1862

Hoplopagrus guentherii, the Mexican barred snapper, is an Eastern Pacific endemic snapper species with distinct deep body and barred coloration.

Macolor niger (Forsskål, 1775)

Macolor niger, the black and white snapper, is an Indo-Pacific reef fish with distinct age-related color changes and defined morphological features.

Macolor macularis Fowler, 1931

Macolor macularis is a reef fish species from the Indo-West Pacific with distinct patterning changes through growth.

Rhomboplites aurorubens (Cuvier, 1829)

Rhomboplites aurorubens, the vermilion snapper, is a red Western Atlantic snapper with a defined body and fin structure.

Paracaesio xanthura (Bleeker, 1869)

Paracaesio xanthura is a reef-associated Indo-Pacific fish, bright blue with a yellow tail band and reaching 50 cm maximum length.

Aphareus furca (Lacepède, 1801)

Aphareus furca is a small Indo-Pacific lutjanid fish that lives on coral reefs and feeds on other fish.

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