The northern red snapper is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico, where it inhabits environments associated with reefs. This species is commercially important and is also sought-after as a game fish.
Red snapper
species of fish
Also known as:
English:
Redsnapper
Latin species name:
Lutjanus campechanus
Wikidata ID:
Q1889210
Wikipedia title:
Northern red snapper
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