Mangrove Red Snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,085
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus), also known as mangrove jack, grey snapper, creek red bream, Stuart evader, dog bream, purple sea perch, red bream, red perch, red reef bream, river roman, or rock barramundi (though it is not closely related to bream, jack, or barramundi), is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific range and has recently been recorded in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mangrove red snapper”.