Sealife guideThe humpback red snapperLutjanus gibbus
Last updated on 09/12/2024 at 10:44 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Humpback red snapper
- French name: Vivaneau pagaie
- Spanish name: Pargo jorobado
- Scientific name: Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Family name: Lutjanidae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The humpback red snapper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The humpback red snapper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !

The humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus) © Madelein Wolfaardt | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus

Bengal snapper
(Lutjanus bengalensis)
(Lutjanus bengalensis)

Blubberlip snapper
(Lutjanus rivulatus)
(Lutjanus rivulatus)

Common bluestripe snapper
(Lutjanus kasmira)
(Lutjanus kasmira)

Mutton snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
(Lutjanus analis)

Onespot snapper
(Lutjanus monostigma)
(Lutjanus monostigma)

Schoolmaster snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
(Lutjanus apodus)

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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Damselfish
(Chromis chromis)
(Chromis chromis)

Giant grouper
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)

Longfin batfish
(Platax teira)
(Platax teira)

Mexican barracuda
(Sphyraena ensis)
(Sphyraena ensis)

Rusty angelfish
(Centropyge ferrugata)
(Centropyge ferrugata)

Scribbled angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)
(Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)

Thornback cowfish
(Lactoria fornasini)
(Lactoria fornasini)

Yellow boxfish
(Ostracion cubicus)
(Ostracion cubicus)
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