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Grey Snapper

Lutjanus griseus

Classification

The mangrove snapper or gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Sea. The species can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including brackish and fresh waters. It is commercially important and is sought as a game fish.

Distribution

Larry Morin · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 6,937France · 380Mexico · 332United Kingdom · 150Netherlands · 112Brazil · 38Cuba · 36