Bigeye snapper

Bigeye snapper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Species:
L. lutjanus
Binomial name
Lutjanus lutjanus
Bloch, 1790
Synonyms[2]
  • Lutjanus blochii Lacépède, 1802
  • Mesoprion caroui G. Cuvier, 1828
  • Serranus nouleny Valenciennes, 1828
  • Diacope lineolata Rüppell, 1829
  • Lutianus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829)
  • Lutjanus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829)
  • Mesoprion erythrognathus Valenciennes, 1831
  • Mesoprion xanthopterygius Bleeker, 1849
  • Rhomboplitoides megalops Fowler, 1918

The bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus), also known as the bigeye seaperch, red sea lined snapper, golden striped snapper, rosy snapper, yellow snapper, or simply snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is the type species of the genus Lutjanus.

  1. ^ Russell, B.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Lawrence, A.; Carpenter, K.E.; Myers, R. (2016). "Lutjanus lutjanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T194335A2314087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T194335A2314087.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lutjanus lutjanus". FishBase. February 2021 version.