Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Humpback Snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
Humpback Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Lutjanus gibbus
Size: Up to 20 in. (60 cm)  
Depth: 3-400 ft. (1-120 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, 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. gibbus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218480🔗
iNaturalist ID: 142704🔗

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