Sealife guideThe blubberlip snapperLutjanus rivulatus
Last updated on 09/12/2024 at 10:44 PM
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) © Rickard Zerpe under licence Creative Commons
Within the same genus
Bengal snapper
(Lutjanus bengalensis)
(Lutjanus bengalensis)
Common bluestripe snapper
(Lutjanus kasmira)
(Lutjanus kasmira)
Lane snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
(Lutjanus synagris)
Mangrove red snapper
(Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
(Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
Mutton snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
(Lutjanus analis)
Onespot snapper
(Lutjanus monostigma)
(Lutjanus monostigma)
Two-spot red snapper
(Lutjanus bohar)
(Lutjanus bohar)
Whipper snapper
(Lutjanus jordani)
(Lutjanus jordani)
Within the same family
Midnight snapper
(Macolor macularis)
(Macolor macularis)
Sailfin snapper
(Symphorichthys spilurus)
(Symphorichthys spilurus)
Yellowtail snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
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(Holocentrus adscensionis)
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
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(Bryaninops yongei)
(Bryaninops yongei)
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