448 observationsVulnerable
Vermilion Snapper
Rhomboplites aurorubens
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Actinopterygii ›Order: Acanthuriformes ›Family: Lutjanidae ›Genus: Rhomboplites
About
The vermilion snapper or beeliner, Rhomboplites aurorubens, is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Bermuda including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to Brazil. This species inhabits waters from 40 to 300 m (130 to 980 ft) (though rarer deeper than 100 m (330 ft)) where they can be found in large schools over substrates of sand, gravel, or rock. This species can reach a length of 60 cm (24 in), though...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Vermilion Snapper is Rhomboplites aurorubens.
- The Vermilion Snapper has a conservation status of Vulnerable.
- Vermilion Snapper belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Vermilion Snapper belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Vermilion Snapper belongs to the class Actinopterygii.
- Vermilion Snapper belongs to the order Acanthuriformes.
- Vermilion Snapper belongs to the family Lutjanidae.
- Vermilion Snapper belongs to the genus Rhomboplites.