Lutjanus cyanopterus

Author
Cuvier, 1828
Common Names
  • Cubera Snapper
  • Canteen Snapper
  • Cuban Snapper
  • Gray Snapper
  • Guasinuco

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
40 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Nova Scotia to northern Brazil, Antilles
Habitat-Biology
  • demersal
  • coral reef
References

  • Allen, G. R. 1985. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 6, Snappers of the World: an annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fishery Synopsis 125(6): 1–208.

  • Anderson, W. D., Jr. 2002c. Lujanidae. Pp. 1479–1505 in K. E. Carpenter, ed. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 3. Bony fishes part 2 (Opistognathidae to Molidae). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. FAO, Rome.

  • McEachran, J. D., and J. D. Fechhelm. 2005. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 2: Scorpaeniformes to Tetraodontiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin, TX. 1004 pp.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-13-2024.

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