Grey Snapper
Lutjanus griseus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,375
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The mangrove snapper or gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Sea. The species can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including brackish and fresh waters. It is commercially important and is sought as a game fish.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mangrove snapper”.