Fish › Snappers

Spotted Rose Snapper

Lutjanus guttatus

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 Mexico.January 2, February 3, March 1, April 5, May 1, June 0, July 1, August 1, September 0, October 0, November 1, December 3.
Mexico18
Costa Rica10
Provincia Guanacaste8
Ecuador8
Colima5
Sinaloa5
Panama4
Manabi3
Galápagos3
United States2

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