Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Blackfin Snapper
Lutjanus buccanella
Blackfin Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Lutjanus buccanella
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 20-300 ft. (6-90 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America, Brazil
Adults inhabit depth of between 200 and 300 feet and are not
seen at recreational scuba diving depth.
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. buccanella (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159794🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131531🔗

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