Sealife guideThe onespot snapperLutjanus monostigma
Last updated on 09/11/2024 at 11:27 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Onespot snapper
French namesVivaneau à tache noireVivaneau églefin
Scientific nameLutjanus monostigma (Cuvier, 1828)
FamilyLutjanidae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The onespot snapper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The onespot snapper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !

The onespot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma) © Rickard Zerpe sous licence Creative Commons
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Blubberlip snapperLutjanus rivulatus

Common bluestripe snapperLutjanus kasmira

Humpback red snapperLutjanus gibbus

Lane snapperLutjanus synagris

Longspot snapperLutjanus fulviflamma

Mutton snapperLutjanus analis

Two-spot red snapperLutjanus bohar

Whipper snapperLutjanus jordani
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