Sealife guideThe mangrove red snapperLutjanus argentimaculatus
Last updated on 09/12/2024 at 10:44 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Mangrove red snapperRiver snapper
French namesVivaneau des mangroves
Spanish namesPargo de mangiar
Scientific nameLutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775)
FamilyLutjanidae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The mangrove red snapper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The mangrove red snapper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !
The mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) © Stephankerkhofs | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Common bluestripe snapperLutjanus kasmira
Gray snapperLutjanus griseus
Humpback red snapperLutjanus gibbus
Lane snapperLutjanus synagris
Longspot snapperLutjanus fulviflamma
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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