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Snappers (16)

General description

Snappers belong to the family „Lutjanidae“ with more than 250 species, found throughout the tropical marine waters around the world. They are active schooling fishes which have slender bodies, large mouths, sharp canine teeth, and blunt or forked tails. Snappers are usually rather large, many attaining a length of 60–90 centimetres. They are carnivores and prey on crustaceans and other fishes.


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Haemulon(3), Lutjanus(10), Macolor(1), Ocyurus(1), Symphorichthys(1)

Haemulon (3)

H. chrysargyreum

Smallmouth grunt

H. flavolineatum

French grunt

H. sciurus

Bluestriped grunt

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Lutjanus (10)

L. apodus

schoolmaster snapper

L. bohar

Two spot red snapper Twinspot snapper

L. ehrenbergi

Blackspot snapper

L. ehrenbergii

Blackspot snapper

L. fulviflamma

Dory snapper

L. gibbus

Humpback red snapper

L. kasmira

Common bluestripe snapper

L. malabaricus

Malabar blood snapper

L. monstigma

One spot snapper

L. sebae

Emperor red snapper

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Macolor (1)

M. niger

Black and white snapper

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Ocyurus (1)

O. chrysurus

Yellowtail snapper

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Symphorichthys (1)

S. spilurus

Sailfin snapper

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