Lutjanus

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Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Scientific name Lutjanus Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Family Lutjanidae Higher classification Snapper

Mass Northern red snapper: 13 kg Lower classifications Northern red snapper, Mangrove red snapper, Mangrove snapper, Bluestripe snapper, Lane snapper

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.

Spearfishing stoning a 10kg red emperor lutjanus sebae

Species

There are currently 73 recognized species in this genus:

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Lutjanus adetii (Castelnau, 1873) (Yellow-banded snapper)

Lutjanus agennes Bleeker, 1863 (African red snapper)

Lutjanus alexandrei R. L. Moura & Lindeman, 2007 (Brazilian snapper)

Lutjanus ambiguus (Poey, 1860) (Ambiguous snapper)

Lutjanus analis (Cuvier, 1828) (Mutton snapper)

Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792) (School-master snapper)

Lutjanus aratus (Günther, 1864) (Mullet snapper)

Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Mangrove red snapper)

Lutjanus argentiventris (W. K. H. Peters, 1869) (Yellow snapper)

Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790) (Bengal snapper)

Lutjanus biguttatus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Two-spot banded snapper)

Lutjanus bitaeniatus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Indonesian snapper)

Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775) (Two-spot red snapper)

Lutjanus boutton (Lacépède, 1802) (Moluccan snapper)

Lutjanus buccanella (Cuvier, 1828) (Black-fin snapper)

Lutjanus campechanus (Poey, 1860) (Northern red snapper)

Lutjanus carponotatus (J. Richardson, 1842) (Spanish flag snapper)

Lutjanus coeruleolineatus (Rüppell, 1838) (Blue-line snapper)

Lutjanus colorado D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Colorado snapper)

Lutjanus cyanopterus (Cuvier, 1828) (Cubera snapper)

Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier, 1828) (Checkered snapper)

Lutjanus dentatus (A. H. A. Duméril, 1861) (African brown snapper)

Lutjanus dodecacanthoides (Bleeker, 1854) (Sun-beam snapper)

Lutjanus ehrenbergii (W. K. H. Peters, 1869) (Black-spot snapper)

Lutjanus endecacanthus Bleeker, 1863 (Guinea snapper)

Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch, 1790 (Crimson snapper)

Lutjanus fulgens (Valenciennes, 1830) (Golden African snapper)

Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775) (Dory snapper)

Lutjanus fulvus (J. R. Forster, 1801) (Black-tail snapper)

Lutjanus fuscescens (Valenciennes, 1830) (Freshwater snapper)

Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775) (Humpback red snapper)

Lutjanus goldiei (W. J. Macleay, 1882) (Papuan black snapper)

Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes, 1830) (Gorean snapper)

Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Grey snapper)

Lutjanus guilcheri Fourmanoir, 1959 (Yellow-fin red snapper)

Lutjanus guttatus (Steindachner, 1869) (Spotted rose snapper)

Lutjanus indicus G. R. Allen, W. T. White & Erdmann, 2013

Lutjanus inermis (W. K. H. Peters, 1869) (Golden snapper)

Lutjanus jocu (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Dog snapper)

Lutjanus johnii (Bloch, 1792) (John's snapper)

Lutjanus jordani (C. H. Gilbert, 1898) (Jordan's snapper)

Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskål, 1775) (Common blue-striped snapper)

Lutjanus lemniscatus (Valenciennes, 1828) (Yellow-streaked snapper)

Lutjanus lunulatus (M. Park, 1797) (Lunar-tail snapper)

Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790 (Big-eye snapper)

Lutjanus madras (Valenciennes, 1831) (Indian snapper)

Lutjanus mahogoni (Cuvier, 1828) (Mahogany snapper)

Lutjanus malabaricus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Malabar blood snapper)

Lutjanus maxweberi Popta, 1921 (Pygmy snapper)

Lutjanus mizenkoi G. R. Allen & Talbot, 1985 (Samoan snapper)

Lutjanus monostigma (Cuvier, 1828) (One-spot snapper)

Lutjanus notatus (Cuvier, 1828) (Blue-striped snapper)

Lutjanus novemfasciatus T. N. Gill, 1862 (Pacific dog snapper)

Lutjanus octolineatus (Cuvier, 1828) (White-belly snapper)

Lutjanus ophuysenii (Bleeker, 1860) (Spot-stripe snapper)

Lutjanus papuensis G. R. Allen, W. T. White & Erdmann, 2013 (Papuan snapper)

Lutjanus peru (Nichols & R. C. Murphy, 1922) (Pacific red snapper)

Lutjanus purpureus (Poey, 1866) (Southern red snapper)

Lutjanus quinquelineatus (Bloch, 1790) (Five-lined snapper)

Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828) (Blubber-lip snapper)

Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Yellow-lined snapper)

Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker, 1849) (Russell's snapper)

Lutjanus sanguineus (Cuvier, 1828) (Humphead snapper)

Lutjanus sapphirolineatus Iwatsuki, Al-Mamry & Heemstra, 2016 (Arabian blue-striped snapper)

Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1816) (Emperor red snapper)

Lutjanus semicinctus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (Black-banded snapper)

Lutjanus stellatus Akazaki, 1983 (Star snapper)

Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lane snapper)

Lutjanus timorensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Timor snapper)

Lutjanus viridis (Valenciennes, 1846) (Blue and Gold snapper)

Lutjanus vitta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Brown-stripe red snapper)

Lutjanus vivanus (Cuvier, 1828) (Silk snapper)

Lutjanus xanthopinnis Iwatsuki, F. Tanaka & G. R. Allen, 2015 (Yellow-fin snapper)

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References

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Spearfishing stoning a 10kg red emperor lutjanus sebae

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