Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Lutjanidae (Family)
       └Lutjanus (Genus)
        └L. jocu (Species)

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