Blue-and-gold Snapper
Lutjanus viridis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 497
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The blue-and-gold snapper (Lutjanus viridis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean where it is important to local subsistence fisheries.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Blue and gold snapper”.