Image Gallery: Tropical Snappers

The family Lutjanidae contains the fusiliers, hussars and tropical snappers.  They are also commonly called coral snappers.  The family comprises over 120 species worldwide, with about 60 species known from Australia.  It is worth commenting that the snappers should not be confused with the Snapper, Pagrus auratus, which is classified in the family Sparidae.

Midnight Seaperch at Niue Midnight Seaperch at Niue
A Moses' Snapper at Challenger Bay A Moses' Snapper at Challenger Bay
Oblique-banded Snapper, Pristipomoides zonatus Oblique-banded Snapper, Pristipomoides zonatus
Ornate Snapper, Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus Ornate Snapper, Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus
Ornate Snapper from Lord Howe Island Ornate Snapper from Lord Howe Island
Paddletail at Great Detached Reef Paddletail at Great Detached Reef
Red Bass, Lutjanus bohar Red Bass, Lutjanus bohar
Larval Red Bass Larval Red Bass
Ruby Snapper, Etelis carbunculus Ruby Snapper, Etelis carbunculus
A Rusty Jobfish speared at Marion Reef A Rusty Jobfish speared at Marion Reef
Tail region of a Rusty Jobfish Tail region of a Rusty Jobfish
Stripey Snapper - Settlement stage Stripey Snapper - Settlement stage
Adult Stripey Snapper Adult Stripey Snapper
Twospot Snapper, Lutjanus biguttatus Twospot Snapper, Lutjanus biguttatus
Twospot Snapper at Lizard Island Twospot Snapper at Lizard Island
Vanuatu Snapper, Paracaesio gonzalesi Vanuatu Snapper, Paracaesio gonzalesi
A school of Yellow and Blueback Fusiliers. A school of Yellow and Blueback Fusiliers.
A Yellow and Blueback Fusilier at 'Pixie's Pinnacle'. A Yellow and Blueback Fusilier at 'Pixie's Pinnacle'.
Yellowtail Fusilier, Caesio cuning Yellowtail Fusilier, Caesio cuning
Yellowtail Fusilier at Wheeler Reef Yellowtail Fusilier at Wheeler Reef