Sealife guideThe longspot snapperLutjanus fulviflamma
Last updated on 09/12/2024 at 10:44 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Longspot snapperDory snapperBlackspot snapper
French namesVivaneau gibelot
Spanish namesPargo tintero
Scientific nameLutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775)
FamilyLutjanidae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The longspot snapper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The longspot snapper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !

The longspot snapper (Lutjanus fulviflamma) © Madelein Wolfaardt | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus

Bengal snapperLutjanus bengalensis

Blubberlip snapperLutjanus rivulatus

Common bluestripe snapperLutjanus kasmira

Humpback red snapperLutjanus gibbus

Lane snapperLutjanus synagris

Mangrove red snapperLutjanus argentimaculatus

Mutton snapperLutjanus analis

Onespot snapperLutjanus monostigma
Within the same family

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Yellowtail snapperOcyurus chrysurus
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