Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Yellowtail Snapper
Ocyurus chrysurus
Yellowtail Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Ocyurus chrysurus
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, 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
      └Ocyurus (Genus)
       └O. chrysurus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159803🔗
iNaturalist ID: 47292🔗

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