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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Lutjanidae (Family) Snappers
      └Lutjanus (Genus)
       └L. lemniscatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218485🔗
iNaturalist ID: 368623🔗

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