Northern Red Snapper
Lutjanus campechanus
Actinopterygii
VULNERABLE
Stats
- Lifespan
- Up to 50 yrs
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- School
- Biome
- Coral reef
- Range
- North America
- Movement
- Swimming
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Spines
- Status
- Vulnerable
About
Northern Red Snapper are a species of marine ray-finned fish that are native to the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. They are commonly found in environments associated with reefs and are commercially important and also sought after as a game fish.
Life cycle
- 1.hatchling fryA tiny fry hatches with a yolk sac and begins free-swimming once the sac is absorbed.
- 2.juvenileA juvenile takes on adult body shape and feeds on small prey, often in nursery waters.
- 3.adultFully grown at adult size and coloration.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Lutjanidae
- Genus
- Lutjanus
- Species
- Lutjanus campechanus