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| RFE Link | FDA - SL Market Name FDA - SL Common Name FDA - SL Scientific Name RFE 2 Letter Code RFE 8 Letter Code | FDA - SL Vernacular Names | AFS Common Name AFS Scientific Name AFS Other Names AFS Synonyms | FAO Scientific Name FAO Species Code FAO Common Name English FAO Common Name French FAO Common Name Spanish | FAO Synonyms |
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| Caribbean Red Snapper | FDA-SL Market Name: Snapper FDA-SL Common Name: Caribbean Red Snapper FDA-SL Sci. Name: Lutjanus purpureus FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: cs FDA RFE 8 Letter code: lutjpurp | Vernac. 1) Southern Red Snapper | AFS Common Name: Caribbean Red Snapper AFS Sci. Name: Lutjanus purpureus Poey, 1867 AFS Other Names: southern red snapper AFS Synonyms: W. C. Rohde (pers. comm.) notes that this species has been taken rather frequently in commercial catches from North Carolina and South Carolina, all from depths less than 200m. | FAO Sci. Name: Lutjanus purpureus Poey, 1867 FAO Species Code: LUT Lut 21 FAO Common English: Southern red snapper FAO Common French: Vivaneau rouge FAO Common Spanish: Pargo colorado | FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Lutjanus purpureus Poey, 1867; Rep.Fisico-nat.Isla de Cuba, 2:157 (Cuba). FAO Synonyms: None. |
| Thumbnail | Seafood List (Common, Genus/Species, Market) | Occurence (AFS) | Occurence (FAO) |
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 | Caribbean Red Snapper Lutjanus purpureus Snapper | A | Tropical western Atlantic Ocean throughout most of the Caribbean Sea from Cuba south to northeastern Brazil. Most abundant on the continental shelf off Honduras and Guayanas; less common around the Antilles where it is confined to deeper water. |
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