Cubera snapper

The largest recorded Cubera Snapper in the world was caught off the coast of Freeport, Texas June 23, 1984 by David Fotorny of Houston, Texas.

The Cubera snapper lives in the reef-associated, brackish, marine, depth range 18 - 55 m environment.

The cubera snapper ranges from Massachusetts to Brazil in the western Atlantic Ocean. It is a tropical species and is rare north of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico. More

The cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus) is a species of fish in the Lutjanidae family. More

Fishing for Cubera Snapper on a Full Moon - By Ron Brooks, About. More

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While cubera snapper are found from New England down throughout the Caribbean to South America, they are not found in great numbers anywhere in their range. They are more concentrated in the Caribbean, but many are taken off the South Florida area. More

Pacific Cubera Snapper, Lutjanus novemfasciatus: The Dog Snapper is the largest of the snappers. More

Cubera Snappers are found throughout the western Atlantic from Florida and Cuba southward to Brazil. The Cubera is the giant of all snappers, attaining weights of over 100 pounds. More

The cubera snapper is the largest fish in the snapper family. They have large, stocky bodies that vary in color from gray to dark brown. The body often appears to have a reddish sheen. More

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2 lb Cubera Snapper Weighs in at Zeke's - June 12, 2009 - Orange Beach, AL (OBA) - Lee Windham from Brandon, MS was fishing with his friend Jeremy Shook on his 26' twin-v about 20 miles southeast of Orange Beach when he More

Yesterday Elvis speared a massive cubera snapper, at least 40 pounds, and Pedro brought it back to the boat. Peachy looked at it with disgust. Pedro with the snapper Elvis speared. Photo by Peter McBride. Pedro with the snapper Elvis speared. More

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Common names

Canteen snapper in English
Caranha in Portuguese (Português)
Caranho in Portuguese (Português)
Cuban snapper in English
Cubera in English
Cubera in Spanish (español)
Cubera snapper in English
Cubera-snapper in Danish (dansk)
Cubereta in Spanish (español)
Gray snapper in English
Guasinuco in English
Guasinuco in Spanish (español)
Pargo in Spanish (español)
Pargo caballo in Spanish (español)
Pargo cubera in Spanish (español)
Pargo guacinuco in Spanish (español)
Pargo mulato in Spanish (español)
Schnapper in German (Deutsch)
Snapper in German (Deutsch)
Vermelho-caranho in Portuguese (Português)
Vivaneau cubera in French (français)
巴西笛鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
巴西笛鲷 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Lutjanidae
Genus : Lutjanus
Species : Lutjanus cyanopterus
Authority : Cuvier, 1828