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Common Snappers
Lutjanus
Lutjanus is a genus of snappers found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are predatory fish usually found in tropical and subtropical reefs, and mangrove forests. This genus also includes two species (L. fuscescens and L. maxweberi) that only occur in fresh and brackish waters.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 71 known species
Gray Snapper
speciesLutjanus griseus
Schoolmaster Snapper
speciesLutjanus apodus
Bluestriped Snapper
speciesLutjanus kasmira
Two-spot Red Snapper
speciesLutjanus bohar
Blacktail Snapper
speciesLutjanus fulvus
Blackspot Snapper
speciesLutjanus fulviflamma
Lane Snapper
speciesLutjanus synagris
Mangrove Red Snapper
speciesLutjanus argentimaculatus
Humpback Snapper
speciesLutjanus gibbus
Mutton Snapper
speciesLutjanus analis
Moses' Snapper
speciesLutjanus russellii
Mahogany Snapper
speciesLutjanus mahogoni
Yellow Snapper
speciesLutjanus argentiventris
Spanish Flag Snapper
speciesLutjanus carponotatus
Onespot Snapper
speciesLutjanus monostigma
Checkered Snapper
speciesLutjanus decussatus
Twospot Snapper
speciesLutjanus biguttatus
Ehrenberg's Snapper
speciesLutjanus ehrenbergii
Dog Snapper
speciesLutjanus jocu
Bigeye Snapper
speciesLutjanus lutjanus
Northern Red Snapper
speciesLutjanus campechanus
Blue-and-gold Snapper
speciesLutjanus viridis
Fiveline Snapper
speciesLutjanus quinquelineatus
Pacific Cubera Snapper
speciesLutjanus novemfasciatus
Speckled Snapper
speciesLutjanus rivulatus
Red Emperor Snapper
speciesLutjanus sebae
Brownstripe Snapper
speciesLutjanus vitta
Cubera Snapper
speciesLutjanus cyanopterus
Spotted Rose Snapper
speciesLutjanus guttatus
Blackbanded Snapper
speciesLutjanus semicinctus
Golden Snapper
speciesLutjanus johnii
Colorado Snapper
speciesLutjanus colorado
Bengal Snapper
speciesLutjanus bengalensis
Darktail Snapper
speciesLutjanus lemniscatus
Saddletail Snapper
speciesLutjanus malabaricus
Gorean Snapper
speciesLutjanus goreensis
Blackfin Snapper
speciesLutjanus buccanella
Crimson Snapper
speciesLutjanus erythropterus
Indian Snapper
speciesLutjanus indicus
Yellowlined Snapper
speciesLutjanus rufolineatus
Hussar
speciesLutjanus adetii
Mullet Snapper
speciesLutjanus aratus
Golden Snapper
speciesLutjanus inermis
African Red Snapper
speciesLutjanus agennes
Yellowfin Snapper
speciesLutjanus xanthopinnis
South Pacific Red Snapper
speciesLutjanus peru
White-spotted Snapper
speciesLutjanus stellatus
Jordan's Snapper
speciesLutjanus jordani
Brazilian Snapper
speciesLutjanus alexandrei
Golden African Snapper
speciesLutjanus fulgens
Silk Snapper
speciesLutjanus vivanus
Whitebelly Snapper
speciesLutjanus octolineatus
Timor Snapper
speciesLutjanus timoriensis
Guinea Snapper
speciesLutjanus endecacanthus
Spotstripe Snapper
speciesLutjanus ophuysenii
Crescent Snapper
speciesLutjanus lunulatus
Indian Snapper
speciesLutjanus madras
Button Snapper
speciesLutjanus boutton
African Brown Snapper
speciesLutjanus dentatus
West Indian Bluestriped Snapper
speciesLutjanus notatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47296.