Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Blue and Gold Snapper
Lutjanus viridis
Blue and Gold Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Lutjanus viridis
Size: Up to 10 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
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. viridis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276552🔗
iNaturalist ID: 104862🔗

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