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Cubera Snapper
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Cubera Snapper

Lutjanus cyanopterus (Cuvier, 1828)

VU VulnerableOn Suriname's list of threatened fauna

Names

EnglishCubera Snapper
Dutch—
SpanishPargo cubera
Chinese巴西笛鲷
Scientific nameLutjanus cyanopterus (Cuvier, 1828)

About this species

The cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus), also known as the Cuban snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean. It is a commercially important species and is a sought-after game fish, though it has been reported to cause ciguatera poisoning.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyLutjanidae
GenusLutjanus

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1980First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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