Sealife guideThe schoolmaster snapperLutjanus apodus

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Schoolmaster snapper
  • French name: Pagre jaune
  • Spanish name: Pargo canchix
  • Scientific name: Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792)
  • Family name: Lutjanidae
  • Order name: Perciformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
Description
The schoolmaster snapper has a series of fine vertical stripes on its body that fade with age. All of its fins are bright yellow in color.
Range
The schoolmaster snapper is generally found in the shallow coastal waters of the tropical and subtropical regions of the western Atlantic ocean, especially along the coasts of Florida and the coral reefs of the Keys as well as the various islands of the Caribbean arc, such as Guadeloupe island.
Did you know ?
The schoolmaster snapper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The schoolmaster snapper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !
Within the same genus
Common bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)
Common bluestripe snapper
(Lutjanus kasmira)
Onespot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma)
Onespot snapper
(Lutjanus monostigma)
Mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
Mangrove red snapper
(Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
Bengal snapper (Lutjanus bengalensis)
Bengal snapper
(Lutjanus bengalensis)
Longspot snapper (Lutjanus fulviflamma)
Longspot snapper
(Lutjanus fulviflamma)
Blubberlip snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus)
Blubberlip snapper
(Lutjanus rivulatus)
Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)
Humpback red snapper
(Lutjanus gibbus)
Mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis)
Mutton snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
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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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Princess parrotfish (Scarus taeniopterus)
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Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus)
Schoolmaster snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
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