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Lutjanus
Bloch, 1790
(fish)
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Lutjaninae (Subfamily) - snappers & fusiliers
..Caesio (Genus)
..Dipterygonotus (Genus)
..Gymnocaesio (Genus)
..Hoplopagrus (Genus)
..Macolor (Genus)
..Ocyurus (Genus)
..[Pagrus] (Genus)
..Pinjalo (Genus)
..Pterocaesio (Genus)
..Rhomboplites (Genus)
..Lutjanus (Genus)
....Lutjanus adetii (Species) - yellow-banded snapper
....Lutjanus agennes (Species) - African cubera snapper
....Lutjanus ambiguus (Species) - ambiguous snapper
....Lutjanus analis (Species) - mutton fish
....Lutjanus apodus (Species) - schoolmaster
....Lutjanus aratus (Species) - mullet snapper
....Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Species) - mangrove red snapper
....Lutjanus argentiventris (Species) - Amarillo snapper
....Lutjanus bengalensis (Species) - Bengal snapper
....Lutjanus biguttatus (Species) - two-spot banded snapper
....Lutjanus bitaeniatus (Species) - Indonesian snapper
....Lutjanus bohar (Species) - twospot snapper
....Lutjanus boutton (Species) - Moluccan snapper
....Lutjanus buccanella (Species) - blackfin snapper
....Lutjanus campechanus (Species) - Pensacola red snapper
....Lutjanus carponotatus (Species) - Spanish flag snapper
....[Lutjanus carpotatus] (Species)
....Lutjanus coeruleolineatus (Species) - blue line snapper
....Lutjanus colorado (Species) - Colorado snapper
....Lutjanus cyanopterus (Species) - Cuban snapper
....Lutjanus decussatus (Species) - checkered snapper
....Lutjanus dentatus (Species) - brown snapper
....Lutjanus dodecacanthoides (Species) - sunbeam snapper
....[Lutjanus ehrenbergi] (Species)
....Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Species) - blackspot snapper
....Lutjanus endecacanthus (Species) - Guinea snapper
....Lutjanus erythropterus (Species) - crimson snapper
....Lutjanus fulgens (Species) - golden African snapper
....Lutjanus fulviflamma (Species)
....[Lutjanus fulviflammus] (Species) - blackspot snapper
....Lutjanus fulvus (Species) - blacktail snapper
....Lutjanus fuscescens (Species) - freshwater snapper
....Lutjanus gibbus (Species) - humpback snapper
....Lutjanus goldiei (Species) - Papuan black snapper
....Lutjanus goreensis (Species) - pink snapper
....Lutjanus griseus (Species) - gray snapper
....Lutjanus guilcheri (Species) - yellowfin red snapper
....Lutjanus guttatus (Species) - rose snapper
....Lutjanus inermis (Species) - golden snapper
....Lutjanus jocu (Species) - dog snapper
....Lutjanus johnii (Species) - John's snapper
....Lutjanus jordani (Species) - red snapper
....Lutjanus kasmira (Species) - bluestriped snapper
....Lutjanus lemniscatus (Species) - yellowstreaked snapper
....Lutjanus lunulatus (Species) - lunartail snapper
....Lutjanus lutjanus (Species) - bigeye snapper
....Lutjanus madras (Species) - Indian snapper
....Lutjanus mahogoni (Species) - mahogany snapper
....Lutjanus malabaricus (Species) - Malabar snapper
....Lutjanus maxweberi (Species) - pygmy snapper
....Lutjanus mizenkoi (Species) - Samoan snapper
....Lutjanus monostigma (Species) - onespot snapper
....Lutjanus notatus (Species) - bluestriped snapper
....Lutjanus novemfasciatus (Species) - Pacific cubera snapper
....Lutjanus ophuysenii (Species)
....Lutjanus peru (Species) - Pacific red snapper
....Lutjanus purpureus (Species) - Caribbean red snapper
....Lutjanus quinquelineatus (Species) - five lined snapper
....Lutjanus rivulatus (Species) - blubberlip snapper
....Lutjanus rufolineatus (Species) - yellow-lined snapper
....[Lutjanus russelli] (Species)
....Lutjanus russellii (Species) - Russell's snapper
....Lutjanus sanguineus (Species) - bloodred snapper
....Lutjanus sebae (Species) - emperor snapper
....Lutjanus semicinctus (Species) - black-banded snapper
....Lutjanus stellatus (Species) - star snapper
....Lutjanus synagris (Species) - lane snapper
....Lutjanus timorensis (Species) - Timor snapper
....Lutjanus viridis (Species) - blue-and-gold snapper
....Lutjanus vitta (Species) - brown stripe snapper
....Lutjanus vivanus (Species) - silk snapper
Authorship
Original name
:
Bloch, 1790. Nat. ausl. Fische, 4, 105.
Types
Type of
:
Lutjanidae
(Family)
Gill, 1861
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 366; [<15 Feb 2024].
[inferred]
Type of
:
Lutjaninae
(Subfamily)
Gill, 1861
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 366; 15 Feb 2024.
[inferred]
Variants
Different spelling
:
Lutianus
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1798
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Mesoprion
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1828
Ref:
PBDB
: 17 May 2020.
Synonymous name
:
Pagrus
(Genus)
Plumier, 1802, nom. inval.
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 9 Sep 2025.
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