Mangrove Red Snapper

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

Also known as: Dog Bream, Creek Red Bream, Dog Bream, Grey Snapper, Malabar Red Snapper, Mangrove Jack, Mangrove Jack Reddish Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Purple Sea Perch, Red Bass, Red Bream, Red Perch, Red Reef Bream, Red Snapper, River Roman, River Snapper, Rock Barramundi, Silver Snapper, Silver-spotted Grey Snapper, Yellow Snapper

ALSO KNOWN AS

Dog Bream
Creek Red Bream
Dog Bream
Grey Snapper
Malabar Red Snapper
Mangrove Jack
Mangrove Jack Reddish Snapper
Mangrove Snapper
Purple Sea Perch
Red Bass
Red Bream
Red Perch
Red Reef Bream
Red Snapper
River Roman
River Snapper
Rock Barramundi
Silver Snapper
Silver-spotted Grey Snapper
Yellow Snapper

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016

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Mangrove Red Snapper adult, photographed at Oyster Stacks, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia — @greatwhite · Oyster Stacks, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia · June 20131 / 6

Overview

Found singly, or in schools, around corals, over in-shore and outer reefs.
They feed nocturnally on crustaceans and small fish.
Juveniles found in tidal creeks, mangrove estuaries and lower reaches of streams.

Most Snappers live in moderate depths, however there are a few that live much deeper. Juveniles found on inshore reefs.
They are nocturnal predators that mainly feed on fish, but will eat crustaceans, gastropods and cephalopods.
Some smaller family members eat zooplankton.