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title: "Blacktail Snapper"
description: "Lutjanus fulvus — Ryby. Lutjanus fulvus, the blacktail snapper, flametail snapper, redmargined seaperch, Waigeu snapper or yellowmargined sea perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/blacktail-snapper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blacktail Snapper

> Lutjanus fulvus — Ryby. Lutjanus fulvus, the blacktail snapper, flametail snapper, redmargined seaperch, Waigeu snapper or yellowmargined sea perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae.

- Scientific name: *Lutjanus fulvus*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2116
- Wikidata: [Q1846059](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1846059)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121459](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121459)

## Names

- en: Blacktail Snapper
- de: Schwarzschwanz-Schnapper
- es: Pargo colinegra
- fr: Vivaneau queue noire

## Countries with the most observations

US (554), ID (210), PF (180), FJ (103), NC (93), PH (58), GU (56), CK (52), AU (51), TW (48), IN (37), SB (35)

## Summary

Lutjanus fulvus, the blacktail snapper, flametail snapper, redmargined seaperch, Waigeu snapper or yellowmargined sea perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indo-West Pacific region. It is an important species for fisheries within its range.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142604048

## Machine access

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