Sealife guideThe blubberlip snapperLutjanus rivulatus

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Blubberlip snapper
  • French name: Vivaneau maori
  • Scientific name: Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828)
  • Family name: Lutjanidae
  • Order name: Perciformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The blubberlip snapper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The blubberlip snapper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !
The blubberlip snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus)
The blubberlip snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus) © Rickard Zerpe under licence Creative Commons
Within the same genus
Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus)
Schoolmaster snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
Common bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)
Common bluestripe snapper
(Lutjanus kasmira)
Onespot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma)
Onespot snapper
(Lutjanus monostigma)
Two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
Two-spot red snapper
(Lutjanus bohar)
Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris)
Lane snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
Longspot snapper (Lutjanus fulviflamma)
Longspot snapper
(Lutjanus fulviflamma)
Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)
Humpback red snapper
(Lutjanus gibbus)
Gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus)
Gray snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
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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Passer angelfish (Holacanthus passer)
Passer angelfish
(Holacanthus passer)
Royal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus)
Royal angelfish
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Maldive anemonefish (Amphiprion nigripes)
Maldive anemonefish
(Amphiprion nigripes)
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Pixy hawkfish
(Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus)
Banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon striatus)
Banded butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
Skipjack tuna
(Katsuwonus pelamis)

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