Lutjanus

Lutjanus
	Lutjanus lutjanus the type species of the genus Lutjanus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Lutjanidae
Subfamily:	Lutjaninae
Genus:	Lutjanus; Bloch, 1790
Type species
	Lutjanus lutjanus; Bloch, 1790
Synonyms
	Bennettia Fowler, 1904; Diacope Cuvier, 1815; Evoplites Gill, 1862; Genyoroge Cantor, 1849; Hobar Forsskål, 1775 (not used); Jordanichthys Evermann & Clark, 1928; Loxolutjanus Fowler, 1931; Lutianus Bloch, 1790 (misspelling by original and subsequent authors); Mesoprion Cuvier, 1828; Naqua Forsskål, 1775 (not available); Neomaenis Girard, 1858; Neomesoprion Castelnau, 1875; Parkia Fowler, 1904; Percaprionodes Fowler, 1944; Rabirubia Jordan & Fesler, 1893; Raizero Jordan & Fesler, 1893; Rhomboplitoides Fowler, 1918;

Lutjanus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, snappers belonging to the family Lutjanidae. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. They are predatory fish usually found in tropical and subtropical reefs, and mangrove forests. This genus also includes two species that only occur in fresh and brackish waters.

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