---
title: "Yellow Snapper"
description: "Lutjanus argentiventris — Fish. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/yellow-snapper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow Snapper

> Lutjanus argentiventris — Fish. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Lutjanus argentiventris*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1361
- Wikidata: [Q2797126](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2797126)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47293](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47293)

## Names

- en: Yellow Snapper
- es: Pargo amarillo
- fr: Vivaneau jaune

## Countries with the most observations

MX (690), EC (185), CR (177), PA (85), CO (11), NI (5), SV (4), GT (3)

## Photo

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

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/342679045

## Machine access

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