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)
The humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus) ©  | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Bengal snapper (Lutjanus bengalensis)
Bengal snapper
(Lutjanus bengalensis)
Blubberlip snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus)
Blubberlip snapper
(Lutjanus rivulatus)
Common bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)
Common bluestripe snapper
(Lutjanus kasmira)
Mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis)
Mutton snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
Onespot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma)
Onespot snapper
(Lutjanus monostigma)
Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus)
Schoolmaster snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
Two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
Two-spot red snapper
(Lutjanus bohar)
Whipper snapper (Lutjanus jordani)
Whipper snapper
(Lutjanus jordani)
Within the same family
Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis)
Midnight snapper
(Macolor macularis)
Sailfin snapper (Symphorichthys spilurus)
Sailfin snapper
(Symphorichthys spilurus)
Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus)
Yellowtail snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
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Damselfish (Chromis chromis)
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(Chromis chromis)
Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)
Giant grouper
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)
Longfin batfish (Platax teira)
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(Platax teira)
Mexican barracuda (Sphyraena ensis)
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(Sphyraena ensis)
Rusty angelfish (Centropyge ferrugata)
Rusty angelfish
(Centropyge ferrugata)
Scribbled angelfish (Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)
Scribbled angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)
Thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini)
Thornback cowfish
(Lactoria fornasini)
Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus)
Yellow boxfish
(Ostracion cubicus)

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