Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Checkered Snapper
Lutjanus decussatus
Checkered Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Lutjanus decussatus
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia
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. decussatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276530🔗
iNaturalist ID: 104856🔗

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