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Types of Snapper Fish

Common ​Snappers​
Common ​Snappers​

Northern red snapper are a prized food fish, caught commercially, as well as recreationally. It is used in Vietnamese canh chua ("Sour soup"). Red snapper is the most commonly caught snapper in the continental USA (almost 50% of the total catch), with similar species being more common elsewhere.

Cubera ​Snapper​
Cubera ​Snapper​

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission • Farris Bryant Building 620 S. Meridian St. • Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600 • (850) 488-4676 Pursuant to section 120.74, Florida Statutes, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has published its 2017 Agency Regulatory Plan.

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Gray Snapper​
Gray Snapper​

Gray Snapper: Lutjanus griseus Appearance: Also known as mangrove snapper, mango or black snapper. Dark brown or gray in color, with red-orange spots in bars along the sides

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Green Jobfish​
Green Jobfish​

Species identification information for green jobfish (Aprion virescens). ... Lavender snapper (jobfish) Maori ... are not considered coral reef fish under the fishery ...

Lane Snapper​
Lane Snapper​

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission • Farris Bryant Building 620 S. Meridian St. • Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600 • (850) 488-4676 Pursuant to section 120.74, Florida Statutes, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has published its 2017 Agency Regulatory Plan.

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Mangrove red ​Snapper​
Mangrove red ​Snapper​

The mangrove snapper or gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. They can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including brackish and fresh waters. It is commercially important, as well as being sought as a game fish.

Mutton ​Snapper​
Mutton ​Snapper​

The mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis) is a species of snapper native to the Atlantic coastal waters of the Americas from Massachusetts to southern Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Northern red ​Snapper​
Northern red ​Snapper​

The northern red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico, where it inhabits environments associated with reefs. This species is commercially important and is also sought-after as a game fish.

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Paracaesio​
Paracaesio​

The Japanese snapper (Paracaesio cerulean) is a species of snapper native to the Western Pacific Ocean where it is known to occur in the waters around southern Japan, Taiwan and the Chesterfield Islands of New Caledonia. It is found in areas with rocky substrates at depths of over 100 metres (330 ft).