---
title: "Australasian Snapper"
description: "Chrysophrys auratus — Pesci. The Australasian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) or silver seabream is a species of porgie found in coastal waters of Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/australasian-snapper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australasian Snapper

> Chrysophrys auratus — Pesci. The Australasian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) or silver seabream is a species of porgie found in coastal waters of Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Chrysophrys auratus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 4354
- Wikidata: [Q111127408](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111127408)
- iNaturalist taxon: [530886](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/530886)

## Names

- en: Australasian Snapper
- de: Australischer Schnapper

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2573), NZ (1558), NF (7)

## Summary

The Australasian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) or silver seabream is a species of porgie found in coastal waters of Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and New Zealand. Its distribution areas in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are disjunct. Although it is almost universally known in Australia and New Zealand as snapper, it does not belong to the Lutjanidae snapper family. It is highly prized as an edible fish, with a sweet sea taste and a firm texture.
It is the only species in the genus Chrysophrys, but was previously placed in the genus Pagrus as Pagrus auratus.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jaco Grundling · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5934927

## Machine access

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