Sealife guideThe humpback red snapperLutjanus gibbus
Last updated on 09/12/2024 at 10:44 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Humpback red snapper
French namesVivaneau pagaie
Spanish namesPargo jorobado
Scientific nameLutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775)
FamilyLutjanidae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The humpback red snapper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The humpback red snapper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !
The humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus) © Madelein Wolfaardt | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Blubberlip snapperLutjanus rivulatus
Common bluestripe snapperLutjanus kasmira
Gray snapperLutjanus griseus
Longspot snapperLutjanus fulviflamma
Mangrove red snapperLutjanus argentimaculatus
Mutton snapperLutjanus analis
Two-spot red snapperLutjanus bohar
Whipper snapperLutjanus jordani
Within the same family
Midnight snapperMacolor macularis
Sailfin snapperSymphorichthys spilurus
Yellowtail snapperOcyurus chrysurus
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