A Lutjanidae or even snappers come the personal of perciform fishes, mainly marine however using a bit of members sleep in estuaries, and typing freshwater to feed. Occasionally come crucial food fish. One of a better known is the red snapper.

Snappers come uncovered in the tropical & subtropic regions of all the oceans. It might develop to just about the metre around length. Virtually all feed in crustaceans or other fish, though two or three come plankton-feeders. It may be saved inside aquaria, but mostly develop as well convenient to exist as popular marine museum fish. It survive at depths of as much as 450m.

Just about Centred species of snapper are presently recognised, divided into astir Sixteen genera. The super big total of fish species have "snapper" in their common title; virtually 100% but not all one come members of the personal Lutjanidae. About all the Lx or even then mintage in the genus Lutjanus have common list including a word "snapper".

A fish called "Snapper" around New Zealand and Australia is Pagrus (Chrysophrys) auratus, a member of the personal Sparidae of porgies and sea breams. A fish called "Red Snapper" around Future Zealand is Centroberyx affinis of the personal Berycidae.