Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Schoolmaster Snapper
Lutjanus apodus
Schoolmaster Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Lutjanus apodus
Size: 10 to 18 in. (25 to 45 cm)  
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Brazil
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. apodus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159793🔗
iNaturalist ID: 81989🔗

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