Sealife guideThe schoolmaster snapperLutjanus apodus

Taxonomy

Common name: Schoolmaster snapper
French name: Pagre jaune
Spanish name: Pargo canchix
Scientific name: Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792)
Family name: Lutjanidae
Order name: Perciformes
Class name: Actinopterygii

Description

The schoolmaster snapper has a series of fine vertical stripes on its body that fade with age. All of its fins are bright yellow in color.

The schoolmaster snapper features a series of fine vertical stripes on its body that fade with age. © Brian Lasenby | Dreamstime.com

The schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) © Jeremy Brown | Dreamstime.com

Range

The schoolmaster snapper is generally found in the shallow coastal waters of the tropical and subtropical regions of the western Atlantic ocean, especially along the coasts of Florida and the coral reefs of the Keys as well as the various islands of the Caribbean arc, such as Guadeloupe island.

The schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus)

Did you know ?

The schoolmaster snapper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The schoolmaster snapper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !

The schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus)

Within the same genus

Common bluestripe snapper
(Lutjanus kasmira)

Onespot snapper
(Lutjanus monostigma)

Two-spot red snapper
(Lutjanus bohar)

Mangrove red snapper
(Lutjanus argentimaculatus)

Blackspot snapper
(Lutjanus ehrenbergii)

Blubberlip snapper
(Lutjanus rivulatus)

Humpback red snapper
(Lutjanus gibbus)

Gray snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)

Within the same family

Midnight snapper
(Macolor macularis)

Yellowtail snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)

Sailfin snapper
(Symphorichthys spilurus)

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