river snapper

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

One Hundred Fifty Centimeters Lutjanid Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

Purple
Red
Tropical
Transcontinental
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Maximum length: 150 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Samoa and the Line Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia. Has dispersed into the eastern Mediterranean (off Lebanon) via the Suez Canal but not well established there.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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