Dog Snapper
Lutjanus jocu
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 460
- Most observed in
- 🇧🇿 Belize
- Conservation
- Data Deficient
Description
The dog snapper (Lutjanus jocu), also known as the dogtooth snapper, pargue or snaggletooth snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Atlantic Ocean. It is a commercially important species, and is popular for display in public aquaria.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Dog snapper”.