Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Dog Snapper
Lutjanus jocu
Dog Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Lutjanus jocu
Size: 1.5 to 2.5 ft. (45 to 76 cm)  
Depth: 30-100 ft. (10-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Lutjanidae (Family) Snappers
      └Lutjanus (Genus)
       └L. jocu (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159798🔗
iNaturalist ID: 182608🔗

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