Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Blacktail Snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
Blacktail Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Lutjanus fulvus
Size: 10 to 16 in. (25 to 40 cm)  
Depth: 3-180 ft. (1-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
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. fulvus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218475🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121459🔗

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