Lutjanus griseus

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Grey Snappers, Lutjanus griseus,Mexico, Cozumel, 1997-2002

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Gray Snapper, Lutjanus griseus, juvenile, 2018

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lexID:: 4448
AphiaID:: 159797

Scientific:: Lutjanus griseus
German:: Grauer Schnapper
English:: Grey Snapper

Category:: Snappere
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Lutjanidae (Family) > Lutjanus (Genus) > griseus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Venezuela, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, the Netherlands Antilles, Haiti, Barbados, Costa Rica, Guadeloupe, Columbia, Panama, Amerikansk Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua og Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Britiske Jomfruøer, Cayman øerne, Dominica, Dominikanske republik, Grenada, Honduras, Martinique, Mexikanske golf, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts og Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent og Grenadinerne, Trinidad og Tobago, Turks og Caicos øerne, USA, Vestlige Atlanterhav
Sea depth:: 5 - 180 Meter
Size:: bis zu 89cm
Temperature:: 22°C - 25°C
Food:: Groft frostfoder, Rejer, Skaldyr, Små fisk, Snegle, Würmer
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Least concern (LC)

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Lutjanus fulgens
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Schwarzflecken-Schnapper
Lutjanus fulvus
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Lutjanus fuscescens
Lutjanus gibbus
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Lutjanus goldiei
Lutjanus goreensis
"Goree-Schnapper"
Lutjanus griseus
Grauer Schnapper
Lutjanus guilcheri
Lutjanus guttatus
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Lutjanus indicus
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Lutjanus inermis
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Lutjanus jocu
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Lutjanus johnii
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Lutjanus jordani
Schnapper
Lutjanus kasmira
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Lutjanus lemniscatus
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Lutjanus lunulatus
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Lutjanus lutjanus
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Lutjanus madras
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Lutjanus mahogoni
Mahagony-Schnapper
Lutjanus malabaricus
Schnapper
Lutjanus maxweberi
Zwergschnapper
Lutjanus mizenkoi
Schnapper
Lutjanus monostigma
Einfleck-Schnapper
Lutjanus notatus
Lutjanus novemfasciatus
Lutjanus ophuysenii
Lutjanus papuensis
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Lutjanus peru
Lutjanus purpureus
Lutjanus quinquelineatus
Schnapper
Lutjanus rivulatus
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Lutjanus rufolineatus
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Lutjanus russellii
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Lutjanus sanguineus
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Lutjanus sebae
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Lutjanus semicínctus
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Lutjanus stellatus
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Lutjanus timoriensis
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Lutjanus viridis
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Lutjanus vitta
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Lutjanus xanthopinnis
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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-07-14 09:34:13
Last edit:: 2019-07-24 20:12:15

Husbandry

Grey snapper
Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The mangrove snapper, Lutjanus griseus, is a snapper in the family Lutjanidae. It is also known as the gray snapper, mango snapper, or cabellerote.

Inhabit coastal as well as offshore waters. Found around coral reefs, rocky areas, estuaries, mangrove areas, and sometimes in lower reaches of rivers (especially the young). Feed mainly at night on small fishes, shrimps, crabs, gastropods, cephalopods and some planktonic items.

Classification / Names
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae

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