The mangrove snapper or gray snapper, ''Lutjanus griseus'', is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. They can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including brackish and fresh waters. It is commercially important, as well as being sought as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Similar species: Perch-like Fishes
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Uploaded Oct 21, 2011. Captured Oct 21, 2011 14:18.