Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Bigeye snapper
Lutjanus lutjanus
Bigeye snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Lutjanus lutjanus
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 30-300 ft. (10-90 m)
Distribution: Asian Pacific, Red Sea, Australia
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. lutjanus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218495🔗
iNaturalist ID: 311253🔗

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