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Bigeye Snapper

Lutjanus lutjanus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 1, February 2, March 0, April 3, May 1, June 1, July 0, August 0, September 1, October 1, November 2, December 0.
South Africa12
KwaZulu-Natal12
Indonesia10
Philippines8
Thailand7
Mimaropa6
China4
India4
Hainan Province3
Bali3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderButterflyfishes, Angelfishes, and Allies · Acanthuriformes
FamilySnappers · Lutjanidae
GenusCommon Snappers · Lutjanus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Bigeye Snapper with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.