Lutjanus purpureus

Lutjanus purpureus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Species:
L. purpureus
Binomial name
Lutjanus purpureus
(Poey, 1867)
Synonyms[1]

Mesoprion purpureus Poey, 1867

Lutjanus purpureus, the southern red snapper or Caribbean red snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean as well the Caribbean Sea.

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lutjanus purupreus". FishBase. February 2021 version.