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)
The blubberlip snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus) © Rickard Zerpe under licence Creative Commons
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Bengal snapper (Lutjanus bengalensis)
Bengal snapper
(Lutjanus bengalensis)
Gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus)
Gray snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)
Humpback red snapper
(Lutjanus gibbus)
Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris)
Lane snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
Longspot snapper (Lutjanus fulviflamma)
Longspot snapper
(Lutjanus fulviflamma)
Onespot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma)
Onespot snapper
(Lutjanus monostigma)
Two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
Two-spot red snapper
(Lutjanus bohar)
Whipper snapper (Lutjanus jordani)
Whipper snapper
(Lutjanus jordani)
Within the same family
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Midnight snapper
(Macolor macularis)
Sailfin snapper (Symphorichthys spilurus)
Sailfin snapper
(Symphorichthys spilurus)
Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus)
Yellowtail snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
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European parrotfish
(Sparisoma cretense)
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Harlequin bass
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Neon goby
(Elacatinus oceanops)
Ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita)
Ribbon eel
(Rhinomuraena quaesita)
Sea goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)
Sea goldie
(Pseudanthias squamipinnis)

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