Common Bluestripe Snapper [Lutjanus kasmira]
Description
Common bluestripe snapper are recognizable by their bright blue stripes and streamlined bodies. Divers often encounter them in small groups around coral heads and rocky outcrops, where they cruise calmly before making quick, coordinated flashes when startled.
Where To See Common Bluestripe Snapper
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Teleosts (Bony Fishes)
Teleostei
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| Order |
Uncertain placement perch-like fishes
Eupercaria incertae sedis
|
| Family |
Snappers
Lutjanidae
|
| Genus |
Lutjanus
Lutjanus
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