Lutjanus lutjanus

Lutjanus lutjanus
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Lutjanidae
Genus:	Lutjanus
Species:	L. lutjanus
Binomial name
Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790
Synonyms
Lutjanus blochii Lacépède, 1802 Mesoprion caroui G. Cuvier, 1828 Serranus nouleny Valenciennes, 1828 Diacope lineolata Rüppell, 1829 Lutianus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829) Lutjanus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829) Mesoprion erythrognathus Valenciennes, 1831 Mesoprion xanthopterygius Bleeker, 1849 Rhomboplitoides megalops Fowler, 1918

The bigeye snapper, Lutjanus lutjanus, is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits offshore coral reefs at depths from near the surface to 96 m (315 ft). This species is mostly silver in color with a yellow stripe along the side and fainter yellow lines on the lower half of the body. Fins are yellowish to whitish. It can reach a length of 35 cm (14 in). It is much sought-after by commercial fisheries.

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