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Snappers are a family of perciform
fishFish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
, mainly marine but with some members inhabiting
estuariesAn estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
, feeding in freshwater. Some are important food fish. One of the best known is the
red snapperThe red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, is a fish found in the Gulf of Mexico and the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States and, much less commonly, northward as far as Massachusetts. In Latin American Spanish it is known as huachinango or pargo...
.
Snappers inhabit tropical and subtropical regions of all oceans. They can grow to about 1 metres (3.3 ft) in length. Most feed on
crustaceanCrustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...
s or other fish, though a few are
planktonPlankton are any drifting organisms that inhabit the pelagic zone of oceans, seas, or bodies of fresh water. That is, plankton are defined by their ecological niche rather than phylogenetic or taxonomic classification...
-feeders. They can be kept in
aquariaAn aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
, but mostly grow too fast to be popular
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fish. They live at depths reaching 450 metres (1,476.4 ft).
About 100
speciesIn biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
are currently recognized, divided into about 16
generaIn biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
. A large number of
speciesIn biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
have "snapper" in their common name; most but not all are Lutjanidae. Nearly all the 60 or so species in genus
Lutjanus have common names that include the word "snapper".
Species
- Genus Aphareus
- Small toothed jobfish, Aphareus furca (Lacépède, 1801).
- Rusty jobfish, Aphareus rutilans Cuvier
Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1830.
- Genus Aprion
- Green jobfish, Aprion virescens
The green jobfish , is a fish of the Lutjanidae family, and is the only member of the genus Aprion. Other common names for this species are: the blue-green snapper fish, gray snapper, krakap, uku or simply jobfish It can reach a length of up 112 cm....
ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1830.
- Genus Apsilus
- Black snapper
The black and white snapper, Macolor niger, is a snapper of the family Lutjanidae found across the Indo Pacific oceans. It is also commonly known as the black snapper, but should not be confused by other snappers with the same common name....
, Apsilus dentatus Guichenot, 1853.
- African forktail snapper, Apsilus fuscus Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1830.
- Genus Etelis
- Ruby snapper, Etelis carbunculus Cuvier
Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1828.
- Flame snapper, Etelis coruscans Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1862.
- Queen snapper, Etelis oculatus (Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1828).
- Scarlet snapper, Etelis radiosus Anderson, 1981.
- Genus Hoplopagrus
- Mexican barred snapper, Hoplopagrus guentherii Gill
Theodore Nicholas Gill was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history. He was associated with J...
, 1862.
- Genus Lipocheilus
- Tang's snapper, Lipocheilus carnolabrum (Chan, 1970).
- Genus Lutjanus
- Yellow-banded snapper, Lutjanus adetii
The Yellow-banded snapper, Lutjanus adetii also known as Hussar emperor snapper is a snapper in the family lutjanidae. It is pink or grayish blue with bright yellow markings around its eyes and yellow stripe along its neck to tail on each side...
(CastelnauFrançois Louis Nompar de Caumont LaPorte, comte de Castelnau was a French naturalist, known also as François Laporte or Francis de Castelnau.-Life:Born in London, he studied natural history in Paris...
, 1873).
- African red snapper
African red snapper is a species of fish in the Lutjanidae family.It is a saltwater fish from Africa. It gets its name from its red colour....
, Lutjanus agennes BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1863.
- Brazilian snapper, Lutjanus alexandrei
The Brazilian Snapper is a new species of snapper of the genus Lutjanus.-References:* http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2007/03/13/new_species_of_snapper_discovered_in_brazil.html...
Moura & Lindeman, 2007.
- Ambiguous snapper, Lutjanus ambiguus (Poey
-Biography:Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent several years of his life in Pau then studied law in Madrid. He became a lawyer in Spain but was forced to leave due to his liberal ideas, returning to Cuba in 1823. He began to concentrate on the study of the...
, 1860).
- Mutton snapper
The mutton snapper is a fish of the Lutjanidae) family. Largely a Caribbean species, they can be found from North Carolina to South America. They prefer low relief reef structure searching for fishes, shrimps, crabs, squid, and snails. In the Florida keys they may be encountered in shallow water,...
, Lutjanus analis (CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1828).
- Schoolmaster snapper
The schoolmaster snapper, Lutjanus apodus, is found from Massachusetts to Brazil, but is common in southern Florida and the Caribbean. Up to 24 inches in length. It has a robust slightly compressed body, with a pointed head. Its color varies from silvery to bronze. Fins and tails are yellow...
, Lutjanus apodus (WalbaumJohann Julius Walbaum was a physician, naturalist and taxonomist. He was the first to describe many previously unknown species from remote parts of the globe, such as the Great Barracuda , the Chum salmon from the Kamchatka River in Siberia, and the curimatá-pacú Johann Julius Walbaum (30 June...
, 1792).
- Mullet snapper, Lutjanus aratus (Günther, 1864).
- Mangrove red snapper
Commonly called Mangrove Jack within Australia, the Mangrove red snapper is an explosive and powerful sport fish that is renowned for its superb eating and fighting qualities....
or rock salmon, Lutjanus argentimaculatus (ForsskålPeter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775).
- Yellow snapper, Lutjanus argentiventris (Peters
Wilhelm Karl Hartwich Peters was a German naturalist and explorer.He was assistant to Johannes Peter Müller and later curator of the Berlin Zoological Museum. In September 1842 he travelled to Mozambique via Angola. He returned to Berlin with an enormous collection of natural history specimens...
, 1869).
- Bengal snapper, Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch
Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1790).
- Two-spot banded snapper, Lutjanus biguttatus (Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1830).
- Indonesian snapper, Lutjanus bitaeniatus (Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1830).
- Two-spot red snapper, Lutjanus bohar
The Two-spot red snapper is a species that belongs to the genus of Lutjanus. It is also known as Twinspot snapper or Bohar snapper. Length up to 80 cm. Juvenile has two white spot on the dorsal fins. Adult snappers often form large schools on the outer reefs or above sandy areas. The main...
(ForsskålPeter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775).
- Moluccan snapper, Lutjanus boutton (Lacépède, 1802).
- Blackfin snapper, Lutjanus buccanella (Cuvier
Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1828).
- Northern red snapper
The red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, is a fish found in the Gulf of Mexico and the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States and, much less commonly, northward as far as Massachusetts. In Latin American Spanish it is known as huachinango or pargo...
, Lutjanus campechanus (Poey-Biography:Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent several years of his life in Pau then studied law in Madrid. He became a lawyer in Spain but was forced to leave due to his liberal ideas, returning to Cuba in 1823. He began to concentrate on the study of the...
, 1860).
- Spanish flag snapper, Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson
Sir John Richardson was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807. He traveled with John Franklin in search of the Northwest Passage on the Coppermine Expedition of...
, 1842).
- Blueline snapper, Lutjanus coeruleolineatus (Rüppell
Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell was a German naturalist and explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
, 1838).
- Colorado snapper, Lutjanus colorado Jordan
David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& Gilbert, 1882.
- Cubera snapper
The cubera snapper is a species of fish in the Lutjanidae family. It is found in Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti,...
, Lutjanus cyanopterus (CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1828).
- Checkered snapper, Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier
Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1828).
- African brown snapper, Lutjanus dentatus (Duméril
André Marie Constant Duméril was a French zoologist. He was professor of anatomy at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle from 1801 to 1812, when he became professor of herpetology and ichthyology...
, 1861).
- Sunbeam snapper, Lutjanus dodecacanthoides (Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1854).
- Blackspot snapper, Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters
Wilhelm Karl Hartwich Peters was a German naturalist and explorer.He was assistant to Johannes Peter Müller and later curator of the Berlin Zoological Museum. In September 1842 he travelled to Mozambique via Angola. He returned to Berlin with an enormous collection of natural history specimens...
, 1869).
- Guinea snapper, Lutjanus endecacanthus Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1863.
- Crimson snapper, Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch
Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1790.
- Golden African snapper, Lutjanus fulgens (Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1830).
- Dory snapper, Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål
Peter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775).
- Blacktail snapper, Lutjanus fulvus (Forster
Johann Reinhold Forster was a German Lutheran pastor and naturalist of partial Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America...
, 1801).
- Freshwater snapper, Lutjanus fuscescens (Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1830).
- Humpback red snapper, Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål
Peter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775).
- Papuan black snapper, Lutjanus goldiei (Macleay, 1882).
- Gorean snapper, Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1830).
- Mangrove snapper
The mangrove snapper, Lutjanus griseus, is a snapper in the family Lutjanidae. It is also known as the gray snapper, mango snapper, or cabellerote....
, Lutjanus griseus (LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758).
- Yellowfin red snapper, Lutjanus guilcheri Fourmanoir, 1959.
- Spotted rose snapper, Lutjanus guttatus (Steindachner
Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
, 1869).
- Golden snapper, Lutjanus inermis (Peters
Wilhelm Karl Hartwich Peters was a German naturalist and explorer.He was assistant to Johannes Peter Müller and later curator of the Berlin Zoological Museum. In September 1842 he travelled to Mozambique via Angola. He returned to Berlin with an enormous collection of natural history specimens...
, 1869).
- Dog snapper, Lutjanus jocu (Bloch
Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
& SchneiderJohann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German classicist and naturalist.-Biography:Schneider was born at Collm in Saxony...
, 1801).
- John's snapper, Lutjanus johnii (Bloch
Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1792).
- Jordan's snapper, Lutjanus jordani (Gilbert, 1898).
- Bluestripe snapper
The bluestripe snapper, Lutjanus kasmira, is a common species of marine fish of the snapper family Lutjanidae...
, Lutjanus kasmira (ForsskålPeter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775).
- Yellowstreaked snapper, Lutjanus lemniscatus (Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1828).
- Lunartail snapper, Lutjanus lunulatus (Park, 1797).
- Bigeye snapper
The bigeye snapper, Lutjanus lutjanus, is a snapper in the family Lutjanidae. Found in the Indian Ocean and tropical Western Pacific Ocean at depths of up to 96 metres....
, Lutjanus lutjanus BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1790.
- Indian snapper, Lutjanus madras (Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1831).
- Mahogany snapper, Lutjanus mahogoni (Cuvier
Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1828).
- Malabar blood snapper, Lutjanus malabaricus (Bloch
Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
& SchneiderJohann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German classicist and naturalist.-Biography:Schneider was born at Collm in Saxony...
, 1801).
- Pygmy snapper, Lutjanus maxweberi (Popta, 1921).
- Samoan snapper, Lutjanus mizenkoi Allen & Talbot, 1985.
- Onespot snapper, Lutjanus monostigma (Cuvier
Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1828).
- Bluestriped snapper, Lutjanus notatus (Cuvier
Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1828).
- Pacific cubera snapper, Lutjanus novemfasciatus Gill
Theodore Nicholas Gill was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history. He was associated with J...
, 1862.
- Spotstripe snapper, Lutjanus ophuysenii (Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1860).
- Pacific red snapper, Lutjanus peru (Nichols & Murphy, 1922).
- Southern red snapper, Lutjanus purpureus Poey
-Biography:Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent several years of his life in Pau then studied law in Madrid. He became a lawyer in Spain but was forced to leave due to his liberal ideas, returning to Cuba in 1823. He began to concentrate on the study of the...
, 1876.
- Five-lined snapper, Lutjanus quinquelineatus
Lutjanus quinquelineatus, commonly known as the five-lined snapper or blue-striped snapper, is a species of snapper found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans....
(BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1790).
- Blubberlip snapper, Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier
Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1828).
- Yellow-lined snapper, Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1830).
- Russell's snapper, Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1849).
- Humphead snapper, Lutjanus sanguineus (Cuvier
Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1828).
- Emperor red snapper, Lutjanus sebae
Lutjanus sebae, commonly known as the emperor red snapper, bourgeois red snapper, or bourgeois fish, is a snapper from the Indo-West Pacific. It is fished for food and occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 116cm in length....
(CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1816).
- Black-banded snapper, Lutjanus semicinctus Quoy
Jean René Constant Quoy was a French zoologist.Along with Joseph Paul Gaimard he served as naturalist aboard La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey during its circumnavigation of the globe , and the Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville...
& GaimardJoseph Paul Gaimard was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.Along with Jean René Constant Quoy he served as naturalist on the ships L'Uranie under Louis de Freycinet 1817-1820, and L'Astrolabe under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826-1829...
, 1824.
- Star snapper, Lutjanus stellatus Akazaki, 1983.
- Lane snapper
The lane snapper is silvery-pink to reddish in color, with short, irregular pink and yellow lines on its sides; diffuse black spot, about as large as the eye; the dorsal fin centered above the lateral line; outer margin of caudal fin blackish...
, Lutjanus synagris (LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758).
- Timor snapper, Lutjanus timorensis (Quoy
Jean René Constant Quoy was a French zoologist.Along with Joseph Paul Gaimard he served as naturalist aboard La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey during its circumnavigation of the globe , and the Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville...
& GaimardJoseph Paul Gaimard was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.Along with Jean René Constant Quoy he served as naturalist on the ships L'Uranie under Louis de Freycinet 1817-1820, and L'Astrolabe under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826-1829...
, 1824).
- Blue and gold snapper, Lutjanus viridis (Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1846).
- Brownstripe red snapper, Lutjanus vitta (Quoy
Jean René Constant Quoy was a French zoologist.Along with Joseph Paul Gaimard he served as naturalist aboard La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey during its circumnavigation of the globe , and the Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville...
& GaimardJoseph Paul Gaimard was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.Along with Jean René Constant Quoy he served as naturalist on the ships L'Uranie under Louis de Freycinet 1817-1820, and L'Astrolabe under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826-1829...
, 1824).
- Silk snapper, Lutjanus vivanus (Cuvier
Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1828).
- Genus Macolor
Genus Macolor includes only two species of perciform fish commonly known as snappers.-External links:*. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007....
- Midnight snapper, Macolor macularis Fowler, 1931.
- Black and white snapper
The black and white snapper, Macolor niger, is a snapper of the family Lutjanidae found across the Indo Pacific oceans. It is also commonly known as the black snapper, but should not be confused by other snappers with the same common name....
, Macolor niger (ForsskålPeter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775).
- Genus Ocyurus
- Yellowtail snapper
The yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus, is an abundant species of snapper found along the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Although they have been found as far north as Massachusetts, their normal range is along Florida down through the West Indies and Brazil.In certain reefs, most...
, Ocyurus chrysurus (BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1791).
- Genus Paracaesio
- Japanese snapper, Paracaesio caerulea
Paracaesio caerulea, or Japanese Snapper, known in sushi restaurants as "Tai," is the authentic form of Red Snapper served in traditional Japanese restaurants. The common fare of "Red Snapper" in typical Sushi restaurants throughout the USA is actually a variety of Tilapia, known as "Izumi Dai" in...
(Katayama, 1934).
- Vanuatu snapper, Paracaesio gonzalesi Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979.
- Saddle-back snapper, Paracaesio kusakarii Abe, 1960.
- Paracaesio paragrapsimodon Anderson & Kailola, 1992.
- Dirty ordure snapper, Paracaesio sordida Abe & Shinohara, 1962.
- Cocoa snapper, Paracaesio stonei Raj & Seeto, 1983.
- Paracaesio waltervadi Anderson & Collette, 1992.
- Yellowtail blue snapper, Paracaesio xanthura (Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1869).
- Genus Parapristipomoides
- Scalemouth jobfish, Parapristipomoides squamimaxillaris (Kami, 1973).
- Genus Pinjalo
- Slender pinjalo, Pinjalo lewisi Randall, Allen & Anderson, 1987.
- Pinjalo, Pinjalo pinjalo (Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1850).
- Genus Pristipomoides
- Wenchman, Pristipomoides aquilonaris (Goode
George Brown Goode , was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator and he was very interested in the history of science, especially the history of the development of science in America. Goode graduated from Wesleyan University and studied at Harvard University...
& BeanTarleton Hoffman Bean was an American ichthyologist, born at Bainbridge, Pennsylvania on 8 October 1846. He died in Albany, New York on 28 December 1916.-FAMILY AND EDUCATION :...
, 1896).
- Ornate jobfish, Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus (Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1832).
- Goldflag jobfish, Pristipomoides auricilla (Jordan
David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
, Evermann & Tanaka, 1927).
- Crimson jobfish, Pristipomoides filamentosus
Pristipomoides filamentosus is a species of snapper that lives throughout the tropical Pacific, and is especially known for being a food source for people in Hawaii...
(ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1830).
- Golden eye jobfish, Pristipomoides flavipinnis Shinohara, 1963.
- Slender wenchman, Pristipomoides freemani Anderson, 1966.
- Cardinal snapper, Pristipomoides macrophthalmus (Müller
Johannes Peter Müller , was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and ichthyologist not only known for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge.-Early years and education:...
& Troschel, 1848).
- Goldbanded jobfish, Pristipomoides multidens (Day, 1871).
- Lavender jobfish, Pristipomoides sieboldii (Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1854).
- Sharptooth jobfish, Pristipomoides typus Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1852.
- Oblique-banded snapper, Pristipomoides zonatus (Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1830).
- Genus Randallichthys
- Randall's snapper, Randallichthys filamentosus (Fourmanoir, 1970).
- Genus Rhomboplites
- Vermilion snapper
The vermilion snapper , is an abundant species of fish found along the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Bermuda and throughout the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil...
, Rhomboplites aurorubens (CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1829).
- Genus Symphorichthys
- Sailfin snapper, Symphorichthys spilurus
Symphorichthys spilurus is a Snapper from the Western Pacific., occurring between the Andaman Sea, Northern Australia and the Great Barrier Reef....
(Günther, 1874).
- Genus Symphorus
- Chinamanfish, Symphorus nematophorus (Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1860).