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)
The mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) ©  | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus)
Schoolmaster snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
Common bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)
Common bluestripe snapper
(Lutjanus kasmira)
Two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
Two-spot red snapper
(Lutjanus bohar)
Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris)
Lane snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
Whipper snapper (Lutjanus jordani)
Whipper snapper
(Lutjanus jordani)
Blubberlip snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus)
Blubberlip snapper
(Lutjanus rivulatus)
Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)
Humpback red snapper
(Lutjanus gibbus)
Gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus)
Gray snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
Within the same family
Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis)
Midnight snapper
(Macolor macularis)
Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus)
Yellowtail snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
Sailfin snapper (Symphorichthys spilurus)
Sailfin snapper
(Symphorichthys spilurus)
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Blue throated triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
Blue throated triggerfish
(Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
Wedgetail triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus)
Wedgetail triggerfish
(Rhinecanthus rectangulus)
Pale damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon indicus)
Pale damselfish
(Amblyglyphidodon indicus)
Pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula)
Pearly razorfish
(Xyrichtys novacula)
Island grouper (Mycteroperca fusca)
Island grouper
(Mycteroperca fusca)
Lipspot moray (Gymnothorax chilospilus)
Lipspot moray
(Gymnothorax chilospilus)
Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)
Sheepshead
(Archosargus probatocephalus)
Darkfin hind (Cephalopholis urodeta)
Darkfin hind
(Cephalopholis urodeta)

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