Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Darktail Snapper
Lutjanus lemniscatus
Darktail Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Lutjanus lemniscatus
Size: Up to 2 ft. (60 cm)  
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Lutjanidae (Family)
       └Lutjanus (Genus)
        └L. lemniscatus (Species)

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