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Moses' Snapper

Lutjanus russellii

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 Australia.January 16, February 13, March 9, April 16, May 7, June 17, July 6, August 8, September 7, October 16, November 15, December 12.
Australia142
Queensland85
China59
New South Wales54
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region33
Taiwan Province19
Thailand19
Taiwan19
Singapore10
Trat Province5

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