Mangrove red snapper

Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus off Southern Taiwan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Species:
L. argentimaculatus
Binomial name
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Sciaena argentimaculata Forsskål, 1775
  • Sciaena argentata J. F. Gmelin, 1789
  • Alphestes gembra Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
  • Alphestes sambra Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
  • Perca argentata Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
  • Mesoprion flavipinnis G. Cuvier, 1828
  • Mesoprion olivaceus G. Cuvier, 1828
  • Mesoprion taeniops Valenciennes, 1830
  • Mesoprion griseoides Guichenot, 1863
  • Mesoprion garretti Günther, 1873
  • Lutianus jahngarah F. Day, 1875
  • Diacopus superbus Castelnau, 1878
  • Diacope superba Castelnau, 1878
  • Mesoprion obscurus W. J. Macleay, 1881
  • Mesoprion roseigaster W. J. Macleay, 1881
  • Mesoprion sexfasciatus W. J. Macleay, 1883
  • Lutianus salmonoides Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908

The mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus), also known as mangrove jack, grey snapper, creek red bream, Stuart evader, dog bream, purple sea perch, red bream, red perch, red reef bream, river roman, or rock barramundi (though it is not closely related to bream, jack, or barramundi), is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific range and has recently been recorded in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

  1. ^ Russell, B.; Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Lawrence, A.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Lutjanus argentimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61250A3101831. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61250A3101831.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.