---
title: "Moses' Snapper"
description: "Lutjanus russellii — Fish. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/moses-snapper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Moses' Snapper

> Lutjanus russellii — Fish. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Lutjanus russellii*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1488
- Wikidata: [Q2049855](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2049855)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84539](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84539)

## Names

- en: Moses' Snapper
- de: Russells Schnapper
- es: Pargo de Russell
- fr: Vivaneau hublot

## Countries with the most observations

AU (532), HK (121), TH (62), TW (56), SG (31), ID (29), CN (24), MY (13), NC (13), JP (9), KR (5), PH (5)

## Photo

![Moses' Snapper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/moses-snapper/medium.jpg)

Photo: George Henry Ford / Robert Mintern · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fishes_of_India._Atlas._Plate_XII.jpg

## Machine access

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