Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Sailfin Snapper
Symphorichthys spilurus
Sailfin Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Symphorichthys spilurus
Size: Up to 2 ft. (60 cm)  
Depth: 30-200 ft. (10-60 m)
Distribution: Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Micronesia, Philippines, New Caledonia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Lutjanidae (Family) Snappers
      └Symphorichthys (Genus)
       └S. spilurus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 282914🔗
iNaturalist ID: 186848🔗

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