Lutjanus purpureus
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Lutjanus purpureus, the southern red snapper or Caribbean red snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean as well the Caribbean Sea.
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Lutjanus purpureus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Lutjanidae |
Genus: | Lutjanus |
Species: | L. purpureus |
Binomial name | |
Lutjanus purpureus (Poey, 1867) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Mesoprion purpureus Poey, 1867 |
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