Snapper

The snapper are a family of perciform fishes, mainly marine but with some members living in estuaries, and entering fresh water to feed. Some are important food fish. One of the best known is the red snapper. more...

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Snappers are found in the tropical and subtropical regions of all the oceans. They can grow to about a metre in length. Most feed on crustaceans or other fish, though a few are plankton-feeders. They can be kept in aquaria, but mostly grow too fast to be popular aquarium fish. They live at depths of up to 450 m.

About 100 species of snapper are currently recognised, divided into about 16 genera. A very large number of fish species have "snapper" in their common name; most but not all of these are members of the family Lutjanidae. Almost all the 60 or so species in the genus Lutjanus have common names including the word "snapper".

Unrelated to the fishes, the word "snapper" is also used for the snapping turtles, as for the common snapper and the alligator snapper.

Species

Genus Aphareus

Small toothed jobfish, Aphareus furca (Lacépède, 1801).; Rusty jobfish, Aphareus rutilans Cuvier, 1830.;

Green jobfish, Aprion virescens Valenciennes, 1830.;

Black snapper, Apsilus dentatus Guichenot, 1853.; African forktail snapper, Apsilus fuscus Valenciennes, 1830.;

Ruby snapper, Etelis carbunculus Cuvier, 1828.; Flame snapper, Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862.; Queen snapper, Etelis oculatus (Valenciennes, 1828).; Scarlet snapper, Etelis radiosus Anderson, 1981.;

Mexican barred snapper, Hoplopagrus guentherii Gill, 1862.;

Tang's snapper, Lipocheilus carnolabrum (Chan, 1970).;

Yellow-banded snapper, Lutjanus adetii (Castelnau, 1873).; African red snapper, Lutjanus agennes Bleeker, 1863.; Lutjanus alexandrei Moura & Lindeman, 2007.; Ambiguous snapper, Lutjanus ambiguus (Poey, 1860).; Mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis (Cuvier, 1828).; Schoolmaster snapper, Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792).; Mullet snapper, Lutjanus aratus (Günther, 1864).; Mangrove red snapper, Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775).; Yellow snapper, Lutjanus argentiventris (Peters, 1869).; Bengal snapper, Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790).; Two-spot banded snapper, Lutjanus biguttatus (Valenciennes, 1830).; Indonesian snapper, Lutjanus bitaeniatus (Valenciennes, 1830).; Two-spot red snapper, Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775).; Moluccan snapper, Lutjanus boutton (Lacépède, 1802).; Blackfin snapper, Lutjanus buccanella (Cuvier, 1828).; Northern red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus (Poey, 1860).; Spanish flag snapper, Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson, 1842).; Blueline snapper, Lutjanus coeruleolineatus (Rüppell, 1838).; Colorado snapper, Lutjanus colorado Jordan & Gilbert, 1882.; Cubera snapper, Lutjanus cyanopterus (Cuvier, 1828).; Checkered snapper, Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier, 1828).; African brown snapper, Lutjanus dentatus (Duméril, 1861).; Sunbeam snapper, Lutjanus dodecacanthoides (Bleeker, 1854).; Blackspot snapper, Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869).; Guinea snapper, Lutjanus endecacanthus Bleeker, 1863.; Crimson snapper, Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch, 1790.; Golden African snapper, Lutjanus fulgens (Valenciennes, 1830).; Dory snapper, Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775).; Blacktail snapper, Lutjanus fulvus (Forster, 1801).; Freshwater snapper, Lutjanus fuscescens (Valenciennes, 1830).; Humpback red snapper, Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775).; Papuan black snapper, Lutjanus goldiei (Macleay, 1882).; Gorean snapper, Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes, 1830).; Mangrove snapper, Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758).; Yellowfin red snapper, Lutjanus guilcheri Fourmanoir, 1959.; Spotted rose snapper, Lutjanus guttatus (Steindachner, 1869).; Golden snapper, Lutjanus inermis (Peters, 1869).; Dog snapper, Lutjanus jocu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801).; John's snapper, Lutjanus johnii (Bloch, 1792).; Jordan's snapper, Lutjanus jordani (Gilbert, 1898).; Bluestripe snapper, Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskål, 1775).; Yellowstreaked snapper, Lutjanus lemniscatus (Valenciennes, 1828).; Lunartail snapper, Lutjanus lunulatus (Park, 1797).; Bigeye snapper, Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790.; Indian snapper, Lutjanus madras (Valenciennes, 1831).; Mahogany snapper, Lutjanus mahogoni (Cuvier, 1828).; Malabar blood snapper, Lutjanus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801).; Pygmy snapper, Lutjanus maxweberi (Popta, 1921).; Samoan snapper, Lutjanus mizenkoi Allen & Talbot, 1985.; Onespot snapper, Lutjanus monostigma (Cuvier, 1828).; Bluestriped snapper, Lutjanus notatus (Cuvier, 1828).; Pacific cubera snapper, Lutjanus novemfasciatus Gill, 1862.; Spotstripe snapper, Lutjanus ophuysenii (Bleeker, 1860).; Pacific red snapper, Lutjanus peru (Nichols & Murphy, 1922).; Southern red snapper, Lutjanus purpureus Poey, 1876.; Five-lined snapper, Lutjanus quinquelineatus (Bloch, 1790).; Blubberlip snapper, Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828).; Yellow-lined snapper, Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes, 1830).; Russell's snapper, Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker, 1849).; Humphead snapper, Lutjanus sanguineus (Cuvier, 1828).; Emperor red snapper, Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1816).; Black-banded snapper, Lutjanus semicinctus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824.; Star snapper, Lutjanus stellatus Akazaki, 1983.; Lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758).; Timor snapper, Lutjanus timorensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824).; Blue and gold snapper, Lutjanus viridis (Valenciennes, 1846).; Brownstripe red snapper, Lutjanus vitta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824).; Silk snapper, Lutjanus vivanus (Cuvier, 1828).;

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