Depth range
States & territories
- Queensland(60)
- Western Australia(54)
- New South Wales(34)
- Northern Territory(26)
- Christmas Island(9)
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands(9)
- Victoria(7)
- Tasmania(7)
- South Australia(6)
- Norfolk Island(6)
- Coral Sea Islands(4)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands(4)
GeoZone
- Great Barrier Reef(28)
- N coast(19)
- NW coast(17)
- Central E coast(14)
- Central W coast(14)
- NE coast(12)
- Gulf of Carpentaria(9)
- Lower E coast(9)
- Lower W coast(9)
- Great Australian Bight(3)
- W oceanic(3)
- NW oceanic(3)
- Bass Strait(2)
- S Gulfs coast(2)
- Tas. coast(2)
- SW coast(2)
- NE coastal(1)
- SE oceanic(1)
- S oceanic(1)
- SE coastal(1)
Habitat & ecology
- continental shelf(20)
- coral reef(16)
- continental slope(11)
- freshwater(2)
- estuarine(2)
- mangroves(2)
- benthic(2)
- epipelagic(1)
- oceanic(1)
Localities/regions
- Great Barrier Reef(22)
- Moreton Bay Region(16)
- Lord Howe Province(14)
- Sydney Harbour(5)
- Darwin Harbour(3)
- Port Phillip(2)
- The Kimberley(2)
- Gulf of Carpentaria(2)
- Derwent Estuary(1)
- Rottnest Island(1)
- Scott Reef(1)
- Kimberley(1)
IMCRA Bioregions
Conservation Status
Reproduction & Early Life history
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Sordid Snapper
Paracaesio sordida
Abe & Shinohara 1962
Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Lutjanidae > Paracaesio
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Pale Ruby Snapper
Etelis radiosus
Anderson 1981
Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Lutjanidae > Etelis
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Paddletail
Lutjanus gibbus
(Forsskål 1775)
Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Lutjanidae > Lutjanus
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Black-and-white Snapper
Macolor niger
(Forsskål 1775)
Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Lutjanidae > Macolor
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Sharptooth Snapper
Pristipomoides typus
Bleeker 1852
Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Lutjanidae > Pristipomoides
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Ehrenberg's Snapper
Lutjanus ehrenbergii
(Peters 1869)
Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Lutjanidae > Lutjanus
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Saddleback Snapper
Paracaesio kusakarii
Abe 1960
Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Lutjanidae > Paracaesio
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Bluestriped Snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
(Forsskål 1775)
Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Lutjanidae > Lutjanus
A striking tropical snapper with a bright yellow body with four narrow brilliant blue stripes along the sides, a silvery-white belly with faint greyish stripes, and bright yellow fins. Video of Bluestriped Snapper (aka Bluelined Snapper) in the Maldives .
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Flame Snapper
Etelis coruscans
Valenciennes 1862
Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Lutjanidae > Etelis
A slender deep pink to reddish jobfish becoming pink below, with pink to reddish fins. The Flame Snapper has a small head, large eyes, and a deeply forked tail with very long upper and lower lobes.
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Blackbanded Snapper
Lutjanus semicinctus
Quoy & Gaimard 1824
Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Lutjanidae > Lutjanus