Sealife guideThe mangrove red snapperLutjanus argentimaculatus
Taxonomy
- Common name: Mangrove red snapper, River snapper
- French name: Vivaneau des mangroves
- Spanish name: Pargo de mangiar
- Scientific name: Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Family name: Lutjanidae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The mangrove red snapper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The mangrove red snapper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !

The mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) © Stephankerkhofs | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus

Schoolmaster snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
(Lutjanus apodus)

Common bluestripe snapper
(Lutjanus kasmira)
(Lutjanus kasmira)

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

Lane snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
(Lutjanus synagris)

Whipper snapper
(Lutjanus jordani)
(Lutjanus jordani)

Blubberlip snapper
(Lutjanus rivulatus)
(Lutjanus rivulatus)

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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