Sealife guideThe blackspot snapperLutjanus ehrenbergii

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
Onespot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma)
Onespot snapper
(Lutjanus monostigma)
Two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
Two-spot red snapper
(Lutjanus bohar)
Mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
Mangrove red snapper
(Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
Bengal snapper (Lutjanus bengalensis)
Bengal snapper
(Lutjanus bengalensis)
Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris)
Lane snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
Longspot snapper (Lutjanus fulviflamma)
Longspot snapper
(Lutjanus fulviflamma)
Whipper snapper (Lutjanus jordani)
Whipper snapper
(Lutjanus jordani)
Blubberlip snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus)
Blubberlip snapper
(Lutjanus rivulatus)
Within the same family
Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis)
Midnight snapper
(Macolor macularis)
Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus)
Yellowtail snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
Sailfin snapper (Symphorichthys spilurus)
Sailfin snapper
(Symphorichthys spilurus)
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Titan triggerfish
(Balistoides viridescens)
Blue runner (Caranx crysos)
Blue runner
(Caranx crysos)
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Eastern clown anemonefish
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Big-spot angler (Abantennarius nummifer)
Big-spot angler
(Abantennarius nummifer)
Gold-spotted rabbitfish (Siganus punctatus)
Gold-spotted rabbitfish
(Siganus punctatus)
Floral wrasse (Cheilinus chlorourus)
Floral wrasse
(Cheilinus chlorourus)

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