Not to be confused with Lutjanus novemfasciatus, sometimes called Pacific cubera snapper.
Cubera snapper
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Lutjanidae
Genus:
Lutjanus
Species:
L. cyanopterus
Binomial name
Lutjanus cyanopterus
(G. Cuvier, 1828)
Synonyms[2]
Mesoprion cyanopterus G. Cuvier, 1828
Mesoprion pargus G. Cuvier, 1828
Lutjanus cubera Poey, 1871
The cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus), also known as the Cuban snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean. It is a commercially important species and is a sought-after game fish, though it has been reported to cause ciguatera poisoning.
^Lindeman, K.; Anderson, W.; Carpenter, K.E.; Claro, R.; Cowan, J.; Padovani-Ferreira, B.; Rocha, L.A.; Sedberry, G.; Zapp-Sluis, M. (2016). "Lutjanus cyanopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T12417A506633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T12417A506633.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Lutjanus cyanopterus" in FishBase. February 2021 version.
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