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Gray Snapper
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Gray Snapper

Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGray Snapper
DutchGrijze zeebaars
SpanishPargo gris
Chinese灰笛鲷
Scientific nameLutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The mangrove snapper or gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Sea. The species can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including brackish and fresh waters. It is commercially important and is sought as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyLutjanidae
GenusLutjanus

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