SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lutjanus purpureus Poey, 1867

NON-ENGLISH AND VERNACULAR NAMES:

Summary:

Colorado, Pargo colorado, Pargo real, Pargo rojo, Rouge, Sarde rouge, Southern red snapper, Vermelho, Vivaneau rouge.

Literature:

References to Lutjanus purpureus Poey, 1867: Allen 1985: Page 110 (text) - "FAO Names: En - Southern Red Snapper; Fr - Vivaneau rouge; Sp - Pargo colorado." Page 111 (text) - " names: BRAZIL: Vermelho; COLOMBIA: Pargo real, Pargo rojo; FRENCH GUIANA: Rouge; MARTINIQUE: Sarde rouge; SANTO DOMINGO: Colorado; VENEZUELA: Pargo colorado." Robins and Ray 1986: Page 109 (text) -Other names: southern red snapper. Robins and Ray 1986: Page 35 (text) - Vernacular Names: Southern Red Snapper.