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Schoolmaster Snapper

Lutjanus apodus

Classification

The schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus), is a species of marine ray-finned fish; a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, and like other snapper species, it is a popular food fish. Taxonomy The schoolmaster snapper was first formally described in 1792 as Perca apoda by the German physician, naturalist, and taxonomist Johann Julius Walbaum with the type locality given as the Bahamas.

Distribution

Larry Morin · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 3,874Netherlands · 562Mexico · 552United Kingdom · 304France · 267Cuba · 113Brazil · 25