Fish library

Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus

A rosy-red reef fish that lives over rocks and wrecks and is famous on the dinner table.

• Family: Lutjanidae
• Rarity: Uncommon
• Average length: 60 cm
• Max length: 100 cm
• Max weight: 23 kg
• Habitat: reef
• Regions: gulf-of-mexico, atlantic-west
• Edible: yes

Did you know?

Red snapper can live for over 50 years.

Caught one? Scan it with ReelScan and earn points.