Sealife guideThe mutton snapperLutjanus analis
Last updated on 09/11/2024 at 11:27 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Mutton snapper
French namesVivaneau sorbe
Spanish namesPargo criollo
Scientific nameLutjanus analis (Cuvier, 1828)
Geographic range
The mutton snapper is commonly found in the waters of the northwest Atlantic ocean, particularly in the Caribbean sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Did you know ?
The mutton snapper is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The mutton snapper appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Near Threatened !
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(Lutjanus bengalensis)
Blubberlip snapper
(Lutjanus rivulatus)
Gray snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
Humpback red snapper
(Lutjanus gibbus)
Longspot snapper
(Lutjanus fulviflamma)
Mangrove red snapper
(Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
Schoolmaster snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
Two-spot red snapper
(Lutjanus bohar)
Within the same family
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(Macolor macularis)
Sailfin snapper
(Symphorichthys spilurus)
Yellowtail snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
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(Sphoeroides spengleri)
Black-faced blenny
(Tripterygion delaisi)
Damselfish
(Chromis chromis)
False leopard wrasse
(Macropharyngodon ornatus)
Greater amberjack
(Seriola dumerili)
Ornate butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ornatissimus)
Scribbled angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)
Ternate damselfish
(Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis)
The marine species in the Caribbean
Giant caribbean anemone
(Condylactis gigantea)
Labyrinthine brain coral
(Diploria labyrinthiformis)
Longsnout seahorse
(Hippocampus reidi)
Midnight parrotfish
(Scarus coelestinus)
Peacock flounder
(Bothus lunatus)
Sand tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
Spotfin butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
Yellowhead jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
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