Lutjanidae

southern red snapper

Lutjanus purpureus

One Hundred Centimeters Lutjanid Fish from the Caribbean Sea

• Purple
• Red
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• South America
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

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.