red snapper (the fish) [edit]
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NORTHERN RED SNAPPER Order: Perciformes Family: Lutjanidae Genus: Lutjanus Species: campechanus Taxonomy The famous Cuban ichthyologist, Felipe Poey described the northern red snapper in 1860 as Mesoprion campechanus . Synonyms include Lutjanus campechianus Poey 1870 and Lutjanus blackfordii Goode and Bean 1878. For many years, taxonomic confusion led numerous authors to incorrectly refer to this ... (more)
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