Bluestriped Snapper

The common bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira), bluestripe snapper, bluebanded snapper, bluestripe sea perch, fourline snapper, blue-line snapper or moonlighter, is a species of snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean from the coast of Africa and the Red Sea to the central Pacific Ocean. It is commercially important and sought as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Bluestriped Snapper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Lutjanus bengalensis
• Lutjanus quinquelineatus
• Lutjanus viridis
• Lutjanus lutjanus
• Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia
• Lutjanus carponotatus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Lutjanidae

Genus

Lutjanus

Species

Lutjanus kasmira

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