Humpback red snapper – Lutjanus gibbus

Humpback red snapper, Humpback Red Snapper, Paddletail Snapper, Humpback Snapper, Lutjanus gibbus
Size: 56.8 cm
Depth: 1 - 150 m
Weight: 2800 g
Water Type: Marine
Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown
Red List Status: Least concern (LC)
Temperature: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)

American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Reunion Island, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, USA, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen

Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Celebes Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Thailand, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Red Sea, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Yellow Sea

Associated Species

Common bluestripe snapper – Lutjanus kasmira

Striped Snapper – Lutjanus indicus

Mangrove red snapper – Lutjanus argentimaculatus

Yellowtail blue snapper – Paracaesio xanthura

Brazilian Snapper – Lutjanus alexandrei

Blubberlip snapper – Lutjanus rivulatus

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