| Lutjanus purpureus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Lutjanidae |
| Genus: | Lutjanus |
| Species: | L. purpureus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lutjanus purpureus (Poey, 1867)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lutjanus purupreus". FishBase. February 2021 version.