Brownstripe Snapper

Lutjanus vitta, the brownstripe red snapper, brownstripe snapper, broadband seaperch, brownstripe seaperch, one-band sea-perch, one-lined snapper or striped seaperch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Brownstripe 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 lutjanus
• Lutjanus buccanella
• Lutjanus argentiventris
• Scolopsis monogramma

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Lutjanidae

Genus

Lutjanus

Species

Lutjanus vitta

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