Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Yellow 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 jocu
- Lutjanus apodus
- Anisotremus espinozai
- Lutjanus vitta
- Lutjanus buccanella
- Lutjanus rivulatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Lutjanidae
- Genus
- Lutjanus
- Species
- Lutjanus argentiventris
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