Whitebelly Snapper

Lutjanus octolineatus

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae

The common bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira), bluestripe snapper, bluebanded snapper, bluestripe sea perch, fourline snapper, blue-line snapper or moonlighter, is a species of snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean from the coast of Africa and the Red Sea to the central Pacific Ocean. It is commercially important and sought as a game fish.

Distribution

Whitebelly Snapper — (c) Michael Bakker Paiva, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Michael Bakker Paiva, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionCommon bluestripe snapper, Wikipedia contributors

Whitebelly Snapper

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