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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Maximum length: 100 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: throughout most of the Caribbean Sea from Cuba southward to northeastern Brazil. Frequently confused with Lutjanus campechanus . Also referred to as Lutjanus aya by past authors, but Rivas (Ref. 6409 ) proved that Bodianus aya Bloch, 1790 is not a lutjanid, but probably a sciaenid.

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