Cubera snapper
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Not to be confused with Lutjanus novemfasciatus, sometimes called Pacific cubera snapper.
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.
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Cubera snapper | |
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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) | |
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