Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Mahogany Snapper
Lutjanus mahogoni
Mahogany Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Lutjanus mahogoni
Size: 7 to 12 in. (18 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 20-60 ft. (6-18 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. mahogoni (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159799🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131387🔗

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