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) © Vaulot | Dreamstime.com

Within the same genus

Blubberlip snapper
(Lutjanus rivulatus)

Common bluestripe snapper
(Lutjanus kasmira)

Humpback red snapper
(Lutjanus gibbus)

Lane snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)

Longspot snapper
(Lutjanus fulviflamma)

Mutton snapper
(Lutjanus analis)

Schoolmaster snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)

Whipper snapper
(Lutjanus jordani)

Within the same family

Midnight snapper
(Macolor macularis)

Sailfin snapper
(Symphorichthys spilurus)

Yellowtail snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)

Discover also

Giant hawkfish
(Cirrhitus rivulatus)

Maldive anemonefish
(Amphiprion nigripes)

Masked butterflyfish
(Chaetodon semilarvatus)

Scrawled butterflyfish
(Chaetodon meyeri)

Sergeant major
(Abudefduf saxatilis)

Seychelles anemonefish
(Amphiprion fuscocaudatus)

Starry pufferfish
(Arothron stellatus)

Yellowmask surgeonfish
(Acanthurus mata)

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