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) © Rickard Zerpe under licence Creative Commons
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Schoolmaster snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
(Lutjanus apodus)

Common bluestripe snapper
(Lutjanus kasmira)
(Lutjanus kasmira)

Onespot snapper
(Lutjanus monostigma)
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Two-spot red snapper
(Lutjanus bohar)
(Lutjanus bohar)

Lane snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
(Lutjanus synagris)

Longspot snapper
(Lutjanus fulviflamma)
(Lutjanus fulviflamma)

Humpback red snapper
(Lutjanus gibbus)
(Lutjanus gibbus)

Gray snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
(Lutjanus griseus)
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Midnight snapper
(Macolor macularis)
(Macolor macularis)

Yellowtail snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
(Ocyurus chrysurus)

Sailfin snapper
(Symphorichthys spilurus)
(Symphorichthys spilurus)
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