Sealife guideThe lane snapperLutjanus synagris

Last updated on 09/11/2024 at 11:27 PM
Taxonomy
English names Lane snapperWhitewater snapperSilk snapper
French namesVivaneau gazou
Spanish namesPargo biajaiba
Scientific nameLutjanus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758)
FamilyLutjanidae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Geographic range
The lane snapper is found in the waters of the northwest Atlantic ocean as well as the Gulf of Mexico.
The lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris)
The lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris) © | Dreamstime.com
Did you know ?
The lane snapper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The lane snapper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Near Threatened !
Within the same genus
Bengal snapper
Bengal snapperLutjanus bengalensis
Common bluestripe snapper
Common bluestripe snapperLutjanus kasmira
Humpback red snapper
Humpback red snapperLutjanus gibbus
Longspot snapper
Longspot snapperLutjanus fulviflamma
Mangrove red snapper
Mangrove red snapperLutjanus argentimaculatus
Onespot snapper
Onespot snapperLutjanus monostigma
Two-spot red snapper
Two-spot red snapperLutjanus bohar
Whipper snapper
Whipper snapperLutjanus jordani
Within the same family
Midnight snapper
Midnight snapperMacolor macularis
Sailfin snapper
Sailfin snapperSymphorichthys spilurus
Yellowtail snapper
Yellowtail snapperOcyurus chrysurus
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Bluefin trevally
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Helmut gunardDactyloptena orientalis
Humpback unicornfish
Humpback unicornfishNaso brachycentron
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Pearl-scaled angelfishCentropyge vrolikii
Sabre squirrelfish
Sabre squirrelfishSargocentron spiniferum
Short dragonfish
Short dragonfishEurypegasus draconis
Striped surgeonfish
Striped surgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
The marine species in the Northwestern Atlantic
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Giant caribbean anemoneCondylactis gigantea
Hawksbill sea turtle
Hawksbill sea turtleEretmochelys imbricata
Lemon shark
Lemon sharkNegaprion brevirostris
Long-spined sea urchin
Long-spined sea urchinDiadema antillarum
Mahi-mahi
Mahi-mahiCoryphaena hippurus
Scrawled cowfish
Scrawled cowfishAcanthostracion quadricornis
Spotfin butterflyfish
Spotfin butterflyfishChaetodon ocellatus
Yellowtail snapper
Yellowtail snapperOcyurus chrysurus

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