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title: "Gray Snapper"
description: "Lutjanus griseus — Peixes. The mangrove snapper or gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Sea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/gray-snapper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gray Snapper

> Lutjanus griseus — Peixes. The mangrove snapper or gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Sea.

- Scientific name: *Lutjanus griseus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 6903
- Wikidata: [Q2717632](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2717632)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49509](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49509)

## Names

- en: Gray Snapper
- de: Grauer Schnapper
- es: Pargo mulato
- fr: Vivaneau sarde grise
- nl: Grijze zeebaars

## Countries with the most observations

US (4318), MX (495), BS (209), BZ (161), MQ (144), BM (116), PR (95), VI (93), HN (53), CU (51), PA (50), GP (49)

## Summary

The mangrove snapper or gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Sea.  The species can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including brackish and fresh waters.  It is commercially important and is sought as a game fish.  It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Alexis Garretson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70836401

## Machine access

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