Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Gray Snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Gray Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Lutjanus griseus
Size: 10 to 18 in. (25 to 45 cm)  
Depth: 2-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Lutjanidae (Family) Snappers
      └Lutjanus (Genus)
       └L. griseus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159797🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49509🔗

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