Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Bluestripe Snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
Bluestripe Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Lutjanus kasmira
Size: 10 to 14 in. (25 to 35 cm)  
Depth: 3-800 ft. (1-244 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
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. kasmira (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218482🔗
iNaturalist ID: 118574🔗

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