---
title: "Lane Snapper"
description: "Lutjanus synagris — Fish. The lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris), Mexican snapper, redtail snapper or spot snapper is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lane-snapper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lane Snapper

> Lutjanus synagris — Fish. The lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris), Mexican snapper, redtail snapper or spot snapper is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae.

- Scientific name: *Lutjanus synagris*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 1967
- Wikidata: [Q3233228](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3233228)
- iNaturalist taxon: [131530](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/131530)

## Names

- en: Lane Snapper
- de: Rotschwanzschnapper
- es: Rubia
- fr: Vivaneau gazou

## Countries with the most observations

US (1128), MX (72), VI (49), BS (41), BZ (41), PR (41), JM (36), MQ (35), HN (27), PA (23), TT (21), BR (19)

## Summary

The lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris), Mexican snapper, redtail snapper or spot snapper is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_snapper

## Photo

![Lane Snapper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lane-snapper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Robert Hongen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261853949

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lane-snapper?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).