Snappers
76 entries in the Snappers and Grunts compendium.
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African brown snapperA large West African snapper with taxonomic uncertainties.African forktail snapperA dark-bodied snapper of the eastern Atlantic, found on reefs.Aphareus (fish)A genus of snappers native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Aphareus furcaA tropical snapper with a forked tail and yellow fins.ApsilusA small genus of Atlantic snappers with scaled caudal fins.Apsilus dentatusA snapper with distinct canine teeth and violet-brown coloration.
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Black and white snapperA predatory snapper found in Indo-Pacific reefs, prized as food.Blackfin snapperA commercially important snapper with a dark comma at the pectoral fin.Blue and gold snapperA yellow snapper with blue stripes, important to subsistence fisheries.Bluestriped snapperA small snapper with blue stripes and a dark lateral spot.Brazilian snapperA Brazilian endemic snapper described in 2007.
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ChinamanfishA Western Pacific snapper with filamentous fins and ciguatera risk.Common bluestripe snapperA widespread snapper introduced to Hawaii in the 1950s.Cubera snapperA large predatory snapper known for ciguatera risk.
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EtelisA genus of snappers found mainly in Indian and Pacific oceans.Etelis boweniA deepwater snapper discovered in the Indo-West Pacific.Etelis carbunculusA reddish snapper of the Indo-Pacific, targeted by fisheries.
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Golden African snapperA bright pink snapper with golden stripes from West Africa.Gorean snapperEastern Atlantic snapper with a vivid pink back and silvery-white belly.Green jobfishA robust Indo-Pacific snapper, important for fisheries and game fishing.
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Lane snapperA western Atlantic snapper with two color phases.LutjanidaeA family of marine fishes, many economically important as food.LutjaninaeSubfamily of snappers including true snappers and fusiliers.LutjanusA genus of predatory snappers found in tropical and subtropical waters worldwide.Lutjanus adetiiA southwestern Pacific snapper valued as a game fish.Lutjanus agennesA large predatory snapper of West African coastal waters.Lutjanus biguttatusA slender snapper with two white spots on its back.Lutjanus boharA large Indo-Pacific snapper with two silvery spots.Lutjanus carponotatusA striped snapper of Indo-West Pacific coral reefs.Lutjanus decussatusA checkered snapper with red bands and brown bars across its flanks.Lutjanus endecacanthusGuinea snapper, a data-deficient reef fish of West Africa.Lutjanus erythropterusA nocturnal snapper with red median fins and a stable population.Lutjanus fulviflammaA wide-ranging Indo-Pacific snapper with a distinctive black lateral spot.Lutjanus fulvusA nocturnal snapper important to fisheries across the Indo-West Pacific.Lutjanus indicusIndian Ocean snapper with seven horizontal stripes and a black spot.Lutjanus johniiA wide-ranging Indo-Pacific snapper with a distinctive black blotch and rusty scale spots.Lutjanus lemniscatusA snapper with a ribbon-like juvenile pattern and deep-water red adults.Lutjanus lutjanusType species of the genus Lutjanus, found in Indo-West Pacific.Lutjanus madrasIndian snapper with yellow fins and thin yellow lines.Lutjanus malabaricusA wide-ranging Indo-Pacific snapper prized as a food fish.Lutjanus maxweberiA small snapper from western Pacific fresh and brackish waters.Lutjanus monostigmaA widespread Indo-Pacific snapper with a fading juvenile spot.Lutjanus novemfasciatusLargest snapper species, reaching 170 cm and 35.7 kg.Lutjanus purpureusA red snapper of the western Atlantic and Caribbean.Lutjanus quinquelineatusA yellow snapper with five vivid blue stripes on its flanks.Lutjanus rivulatusA large, wary snapper with blue scribbles on its head.Lutjanus russelliiA western Pacific snapper targeted by fisheries and aquaculture.Lutjanus sebaeA slow-growing, long-lived Indo-Pacific snapper with red bars.Lutjanus vittaA snapper with a single stripe, found across the Indo-Pacific.
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Macolor macularisA long-lived snapper with piebald juveniles and dark adult coloration.Mexican barred snapperMonotypic snapper endemic to the eastern Pacific Ocean.Mutton snapperA Western Atlantic snapper prized for its flesh and vulnerable spawning aggregations.
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Papuan black snapperA freshwater snapper of New Guinea and Borneo, prized by anglers.Pinjalo (genus)A genus of snappers found in Indian and western Pacific waters.Pinjalo lewisiA snapper found in Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.Pinjalo pinjaloA snapper with a wide Indo-Pacific distribution and modest size.PristipomoidesA genus of snappers found in warm oceans worldwide.Pristipomoides auricillaA deepwater snapper with a gold tail and yellow spots.Pristipomoides filamentosusA deepwater snapper prized in Hawaii as opakapaka.Pristipomoides flavipinnisA Pacific snapper with yellowish fins and commercial value.Pristipomoides macrophthalmusA western Atlantic snapper with large eyes and a poorly known biology.Pristipomoides multidensA deepwater snapper with golden stripes and excellent flesh.Pristipomoides sieboldiiA snapper with a lavender tint, found across the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Pristipomoides typusA snapper species found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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Sailfin snapperA monotypic snapper with blue stripes and a black tail spot.Scalemouth jobfishThe only known member of its genus, found in deep Pacific waters.Schoolmaster snapperA western Atlantic snapper, popular as food and known for schooling behavior.Silk snapperA red snapper with a vivid yellow iris, found in the Western Atlantic.
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