Sealife guideThe blackspot snapperLutjanus ehrenbergii

Last updated on 09/11/2024 at 11:27 PM
Taxonomy
  • Common name: Blackspot snapper
  • French name: Vivaneau encrier, vivaneau carpe
  • Spanish name: Pargo manchado
  • Scientific name: Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869)
  • Family name: Lutjanidae
  • Order name: Perciformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The blackspot snapper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The blackspot snapper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !
The blackspot snapper (Lutjanus ehrenbergii)
The blackspot snapper (Lutjanus ehrenbergii) © | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Bengal snapper (Lutjanus bengalensis)
Bengal snapper
(Lutjanus bengalensis)
Blubberlip snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus)
Blubberlip snapper
(Lutjanus rivulatus)
Longspot snapper (Lutjanus fulviflamma)
Longspot snapper
(Lutjanus fulviflamma)
Mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
Mangrove red snapper
(Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
Onespot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma)
Onespot snapper
(Lutjanus monostigma)
Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus)
Schoolmaster snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
Two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
Two-spot red snapper
(Lutjanus bohar)
Whipper snapper (Lutjanus jordani)
Whipper snapper
(Lutjanus jordani)
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Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis)
Midnight snapper
(Macolor macularis)
Sailfin snapper (Symphorichthys spilurus)
Sailfin snapper
(Symphorichthys spilurus)
Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus)
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(Ocyurus chrysurus)
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(Diplodus vulgaris)
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(Lactoria fornasini)
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Twinspot signal goby
(Signigobius biocellatus)

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