n = 180
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutjanus acutirostris | Desmarest, 1823 | Lutjanus apodus | Lutjanidae | Schoolmaster snapper |
| Lutjanus adetii | (Castelnau, 1873) | Lutjanus adetii | Lutjanidae | Yellow-banded snapper |
| Lutjanus agenes | Bleeker, 1863 | Lutjanus agennes | Lutjanidae | African red snapper |
| Lutjanus agennes | Bleeker, 1863 | Lutjanus agennes | Lutjanidae | African red snapper |
| Lutjanus alberti | Risso, 1810 | Symphodus roissali | Labridae | Five-spotted wrasse |
| Lutjanus alexandrei | Moura & Lindeman, 2007 | Lutjanus alexandrei | Lutjanidae | |
| Lutjanus altifrontalis | Chan, 1970 | Lutjanus erythropterus | Lutjanidae | Crimson snapper |
| Lutjanus ambiguus | (Poey, 1860) | Lutjanus ambiguus | Lutjanidae | Ambiguous snapper |
| Lutjanus analis | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus analis | Lutjanidae | Mutton snapper |
| Lutjanus annularis | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus erythropterus | Lutjanidae | Crimson snapper |
| Lutjanus apodus | (Walbaum, 1792) | Lutjanus apodus | Lutjanidae | Schoolmaster snapper |
| Lutjanus aratus | (Günther, 1864) | Lutjanus aratus | Lutjanidae | Mullet snapper |
| Lutjanus argentimaculatus | (Forsskål, 1775) | Lutjanus argentimaculatus | Lutjanidae | Mangrove red snapper |
| Lutjanus argentimculatus | (Forsskål, 1775) | Lutjanus argentimaculatus | Lutjanidae | Mangrove red snapper |
| Lutjanus argentiventris | (Peters, 1869) | Lutjanus argentiventris | Lutjanidae | Yellow snapper |
| Lutjanus aubrieti | Desmarest, 1823 | Lutjanus synagris | Lutjanidae | Lane snapper |
| Lutjanus aubrietii | Desmarest, 1823 | Lutjanus synagris | Lutjanidae | Lane snapper |
| Lutjanus aureovittatus | Lacepède, 1802 | Scolopsis aurata | Nemipteridae | Yellowstripe monocle bream |
| Lutjanus bengalensis | (Bloch, 1790) | Lutjanus bengalensis | Lutjanidae | Bengal snapper |
| Lutjanus bigguttatus | (Valenciennes, 1830) | Lutjanus biguttatus | Lutjanidae | Two-spot banded snapper |
| Lutjanus biguttatus | (Valenciennes, 1830) | Lutjanus biguttatus | Lutjanidae | Two-spot banded snapper |
| Lutjanus bitaeniatus | (Valenciennes, 1830) | Lutjanus bitaeniatus | Lutjanidae | Indonesian snapper |
| Lutjanus blackfordii | Goode & Bean, 1878 | Lutjanus campechanus | Lutjanidae | Northern red snapper |
| Lutjanus blochii | Lacepède, 1802 | Lutjanus lutjanus | Lutjanidae | Bigeye snapper |
| Lutjanus bohar | (Fabricius, 1775) | Lutjanus bohar | Lutjanidae | Two-spot red snapper |
| Lutjanus boutton | (Lacepède, 1802) | Lutjanus boutton | Lutjanidae | Moluccan snapper |
| Lutjanus brunnichii | Lacepède, 1802 | Symphodus mediterraneus | Labridae | Axillary wrasse |
| Lutjanus bucanella | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus buccanella | Lutjanidae | Blackfin snapper |
| Lutjanus buccanella | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus buccanella | Lutjanidae | Blackfin snapper |
| Lutjanus caballerote | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Lutjanus griseus | Lutjanidae | Grey snapper |
| Lutjanus caeruleolineatus | (Rüppell, 1838) | Lutjanus coeruleolineatus | Lutjanidae | Blueline snapper |
| Lutjanus caeruleovittatus | (Valenciennes, 1830) | Lutjanus notatus | Lutjanidae | Bluestriped snapper |
| Lutjanus campechanus | (Poey, 1860) | Lutjanus campechanus | Lutjanidae | Northern red snapper |
| Lutjanus campechianus | Poey, 1860 | Lutjanus campechanus | Lutjanidae | Northern red snapper |
| Lutjanus carponatus | (Richardson, 1842) | Lutjanus carponotatus | Lutjanidae | Spanish flag snapper |
| Lutjanus carponotatus | (Richardson, 1842) | Lutjanus carponotatus | Lutjanidae | Spanish flag snapper |
| Lutjanus castelnaui | Whitley, 1928 | Lutjanus adetii | Lutjanidae | Yellow-banded snapper |
| Lutjanus caxi | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Lutjanus apodus | Lutjanidae | Schoolmaster snapper |
| Lutjanus cayanensis | Lacepède, 1802 | Cynoscion acoupa | Sciaenidae | Acoupa weakfish |
| Lutjanus cayennensis | Lacepède, 1802 | Cynoscion acoupa | Sciaenidae | Acoupa weakfish |
| Lutjanus chirtah | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus erythropterus | Lutjanidae | Crimson snapper |
| Lutjanus chrysotaenia | (Bleeker, 1851) | Lutjanus carponotatus | Lutjanidae | Spanish flag snapper |
| Lutjanus chrysurus | (Bloch, 1791) | Ocyurus chrysurus | Lutjanidae | Yellowtail snapper |
| Lutjanus cianopterus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus cyanopterus | Lutjanidae | Cubera snapper |
| Lutjanus coatesi | Whitley, 1934 | Lutjanus bohar | Lutjanidae | Two-spot red snapper |
| Lutjanus coccineus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus gibbus | Lutjanidae | Humpback red snapper |
| Lutjanus coeruleolineatus | (Rüppell, 1838) | Lutjanus coeruleolineatus | Lutjanidae | Blueline snapper |
| Lutjanus colorado | Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | Lutjanus colorado | Lutjanidae | Colorado snapper |
| Lutjanus comoriensis | Fourmanoir, 1957 | Lutjanus gibbus | Lutjanidae | Humpback red snapper |
| Lutjanus cubera | Poey, 1871 | Lutjanus cyanopterus | Lutjanidae | Cubera snapper |
| Lutjanus cyanopterus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus cyanopterus | Lutjanidae | Cubera snapper |
| Lutjanus decussates | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus decussatus | Lutjanidae | Checkered snapper |
| Lutjanus decussatus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus decussatus | Lutjanidae | Checkered snapper |
| Lutjanus dentatus | (Duméril, 1861) | Lutjanus dentatus | Lutjanidae | African brown snapper |
| Lutjanus dessucatus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus decussatus | Lutjanidae | Checkered snapper |
| Lutjanus diacanthus | Lacepède, 1802 | Protonibea diacanthus | Sciaenidae | Blackspotted croaker |
| Lutjanus dodecacanthoides | (Bleeker, 1854) | Lutjanus dodecacanthoides | Lutjanidae | Sunbeam snapper |
| Lutjanus dodecacanthus | (Bleeker, 1853) | Lutjanus malabaricus | Lutjanidae | Malabar blood snapper |
| Lutjanus duodecemlineatus | (Valenciennes, 1830) | Lutjanus notatus | Lutjanidae | Bluestriped snapper |
| Lutjanus duodecimlineatus | (Valenciennes, 1830) | Lutjanus notatus | Lutjanidae | Bluestriped snapper |
| Lutjanus ehrenbergi | (Peters, 1869) | Lutjanus ehrenbergii | Lutjanidae | Blackspot snapper |
| Lutjanus ehrenbergii | (Peters, 1869) | Lutjanus ehrenbergii | Lutjanidae | Blackspot snapper |
| Lutjanus ehrevbergi | (Peters, 1869) | Lutjanus ehrenbergii | Lutjanidae | Blackspot snapper |
| Lutjanus ellipticus | Lacepède, 1802 | Scolopsis bilineata | Nemipteridae | Two-lined monocle bream |
| Lutjanus endecacanthus | Bleeker, 1863 | Lutjanus endecacanthus | Lutjanidae | Guinea snapper |
| Lutjanus ephippium | Bloch, 1790 | Amphiprion ephippium | Pomacentridae | Saddle anemonefish |
| Lutjanus erythropterus | Bloch, 1790 | Lutjanus erythropterus | Lutjanidae | Crimson snapper |
| Lutjanus erytropterus | Bloch, 1790 | Lutjanus erythropterus | Lutjanidae | Crimson snapper |
| Lutjanus eutactus | Bleeker, 1863 | Lutjanus dentatus | Lutjanidae | African brown snapper |
| Lutjanus fulgens | (Valenciennes, 1830) | Lutjanus fulgens | Lutjanidae | Golden African snapper |
| Lutjanus fulviflama | (Forsskål, 1775) | Lutjanus fulviflamma | Lutjanidae | Dory snapper |
| Lutjanus fulviflamma | (Forsskål, 1775) | Lutjanus fulviflamma | Lutjanidae | Dory snapper |
| Lutjanus fulviflammus | (Forsskål, 1775) | Lutjanus fulviflamma | Lutjanidae | Dory snapper |
| Lutjanus fulvus | (Forster, 1801) | Lutjanus fulvus | Lutjanidae | Blacktail snapper |
| Lutjanus fuscescens | (Valenciennes, 1830) | Lutjanus fuscescens | Lutjanidae | Freshwater snapper |
| Lutjanus gibbus | (Forsskål, 1775) | Lutjanus gibbus | Lutjanidae | Humpback red snapper |
| Lutjanus goldei | (Macleay, 1882) | Lutjanus goldiei | Lutjanidae | Papuan black snapper |
| Lutjanus goldiei | (Macleay, 1882) | Lutjanus goldiei | Lutjanidae | Papuan black snapper |
| Lutjanus goreensis | (Valenciennes, 1830) | Lutjanus goreensis | Lutjanidae | Gorean snapper |
| Lutjanus griseus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lutjanus griseus | Lutjanidae | Grey snapper |
| Lutjanus guilcheri | Fourmanoir, 1959 | Lutjanus guilcheri | Lutjanidae | Yellowfin red snapper |
| Lutjanus guineensis | Bleeker, 1863 | Lutjanus goreensis | Lutjanidae | Gorean snapper |
| Lutjanus guttatus | (Steindachner, 1869) | Lutjanus guttatus | Lutjanidae | Spotted rose snapper |
| Lutjanus gymnocephalus | Lacepède, 1802 | Ambassis gymnocephalus | Ambassidae | Bald glassy |
| Lutjanus hasta | Bloch, 1790 | Pomadasys argenteus | Haemulidae | Silver grunt |
| Lutjanus hexagonus | Lacepède, 1802 | Myripristis hexagona | Holocentridae | Doubletooth soldierfish |
| Lutjanus iita | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Lutjanus vitta | Lutjanidae | Brownstripe red snapper |
| Lutjanus indicus | Allen, White & Erdmann, 2013 | Lutjanus indicus | Lutjanidae | |
| Lutjanus inermis | (Peters, 1869) | Lutjanus inermis | Lutjanidae | Golden snapper |
| Lutjanus janthinuropterus | (Bleeker, 1853) | Lutjanus lemniscatus | Lutjanidae | Yellowstreaked snapper |
| Lutjanus jocu | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Lutjanus jocu | Lutjanidae | Dog snapper |
| Lutjanus johni | (Bloch, 1792) | Lutjanus johnii | Lutjanidae | John's snapper |
| Lutjanus johnii | (Bloch, 1792) | Lutjanus johnii | Lutjanidae | John's snapper |
| Lutjanus jordani | (Gilbert, 1898) | Lutjanus jordani | Lutjanidae | Jordan's snapper |
| Lutjanus jourdin | Lacepède, 1802 | Amphiprion polymnus | Pomacentridae | Saddleback clownfish |
| Lutjanus kasmira | (Fabricius, 1775) | Lutjanus kasmira | Lutjanidae | Common bluestripe snapper |
| Lutjanus lamarckii | Risso, 1810 | Symphodus rostratus | Labridae | Sublet |
| Lutjanus lapina | (Fabricius, 1775) | Symphodus tinca | Labridae | East Atlantic peacock wrasse |
| Lutjanus lemniscatus | (Valenciennes, 1828) | Lutjanus lemniscatus | Lutjanidae | Yellowstreaked snapper |
| Lutjanus lineolatus | (Rüppell, 1829) | Lutjanus lutjanus | Lutjanidae | Bigeye snapper |
| Lutjanus lioglossus | Bleeker, 1873 | Lutjanus monostigma | Lutjanidae | One-spot snapper |
| Lutjanus longmani | Whitley, 1937 | Lutjanus erythropterus | Lutjanidae | Crimson snapper |
| Lutjanus lunulatus | (Park, 1797) | Lutjanus lunulatus | Lutjanidae | Lunartail snapper |
| Lutjanus luteus | Bloch, 1790 | Genyatremus luteus | Haemulidae | Torroto grunt |
| Lutjanus lutjanus | Bloch, 1790 | Lutjanus lutjanus | Lutjanidae | Bigeye snapper |
| Lutjanus maculatus | (Bloch, 1793) | Pomadasys maculatus | Haemulidae | Saddle grunt |
| Lutjanus madras | (Valenciennes, 1831) | Lutjanus madras | Lutjanidae | Indian snapper |
| Lutjanus mahogoni | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus mahogoni | Lutjanidae | Mahogany snapper |
| Lutjanus malabaricus | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Lutjanus malabaricus | Lutjanidae | Malabar blood snapper |
| Lutjanus malabarius | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Lutjanus malabaricus | Lutjanidae | Malabar blood snapper |
| Lutjanus maltzani | Steindachner, 1881 | Lutjanus fulgens | Lutjanidae | Golden African snapper |
| Lutjanus marginatus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus fulvus | Lutjanidae | Blacktail snapper |
| Lutjanus massiliensis | Lacepède, 1802 | Symphodus mediterraneus | Labridae | Axillary wrasse |
| Lutjanus maxweberi | Popta, 1921 | Lutjanus maxweberi | Lutjanidae | Pygmy snapper |
| Lutjanus mediterraneus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Symphodus mediterraneus | Labridae | Axillary wrasse |
| Lutjanus melanocercus | Risso, 1810 | Centrolabrus melanocercus | Labridae | |
| Lutjanus melanotaenia | Bleeker, 1863 | Lutjanus lemniscatus | Lutjanidae | Yellowstreaked snapper |
| Lutjanus melops | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Symphodus melops | Labridae | Corkwing wrasse |
| Lutjanus microstomus | Lacepède, 1802 | Pomadasys argenteus | Haemulidae | Silver grunt |
| Lutjanus mizenkoi | Allen & Talbot, 1985 | Lutjanus mizenkoi | Lutjanidae | Samoan snapper |
| Lutjanus monostigma | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus monostigma | Lutjanidae | One-spot snapper |
| Lutjanus monostigmus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus monostigma | Lutjanidae | One-spot snapper |
| Lutjanus nematophorus | (Bleeker, 1860) | Symphorus nematophorus | Lutjanidae | Chinamanfish |
| Lutjanus norvegicus | Bloch, 1791 | Symphodus melops | Labridae | Corkwing wrasse |
| Lutjanus norwegicus | Bloch, 1791 | Symphodus melops | Labridae | Corkwing wrasse |
| Lutjanus notatus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus notatus | Lutjanidae | Bluestriped snapper |
| Lutjanus novemfasciatus | Gill, 1862 | Lutjanus novemfasciatus | Lutjanidae | Pacific dog snapper |
| Lutjanus octolineatus | Fourmanoir, 1957 | Lutjanus notatus | Lutjanidae | Bluestriped snapper |
| Lutjanus octolineatus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus octolineatus | Lutjanidae | Whitebelly snapper |
| Lutjanus oligolepis | Bleeker, 1873 | Lutjanus ehrenbergii | Lutjanidae | Blackspot snapper |
| Lutjanus ophuysenii | (Bleeker, 1860) | Lutjanus ophuysenii | Lutjanidae | Spotstripe snapper |
| Lutjanus palloni | Risso, 1810 | Acantholabrus palloni | Labridae | Scale-rayed wrasse |
| Lutjanus palmeri | Fowler, 1931 | Lutjanus maxweberi | Lutjanidae | Pygmy snapper |
| Lutjanus papuensis | Allen, White & Erdmann, 2013 | Lutjanus papuensis | Lutjanidae | Papuan snapper |
| Lutjanus paravitta | Postel, 1965 | Lutjanus adetii | Lutjanidae | Yellow-banded snapper |
| Lutjanus pentagramma | Lacepède, 1802 | Plectorhinchus lineatus | Haemulidae | Yellowbanded sweetlips |
| Lutjanus percula | Lacepède, 1802 | Amphiprion percula | Pomacentridae | Orange clownfish |
| Lutjanus peru | (Nichols & Murphy, 1922) | Lutjanus peru | Lutjanidae | Pacific red snapper |
| Lutjanus prieto | Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | Lutjanus novemfasciatus | Lutjanidae | Pacific dog snapper |
| Lutjanus purpureus | (Poey, 1866) | Lutjanus purpureus | Lutjanidae | Southern red snapper |
| Lutjanus quilcheri | Fourmanoir, 1959 | Lutjanus guilcheri | Lutjanidae | Yellowfin red snapper |
| Lutjanus quinquelineatus | (Bloch, 1790) | Lutjanus quinquelineatus | Lutjanidae | Five-lined snapper |
| Lutjanus rangus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus bohar | Lutjanidae | Two-spot red snapper |
| Lutjanus rivalatus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus rivulatus | Lutjanidae | Blubberlip snapper |
| Lutjanus rivulatus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus rivulatus | Lutjanidae | Blubberlip snapper |
| Lutjanus rivuturus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus rivulatus | Lutjanidae | Blubberlip snapper |
| Lutjanus roissali | Risso, 1810 | Symphodus roissali | Labridae | Five-spotted wrasse |
| Lutjanus rostratus | Bloch, 1791 | Symphodus rostratus | Labridae | Sublet |
| Lutjanus rubescens | Risso, 1810 | Symphodus rostratus | Labridae | Sublet |
| Lutjanus rufolineata | (Valenciennes, 1830) | Lutjanus rufolineatus | Lutjanidae | Yellow-lined snapper |
| Lutjanus rufolineatus | (Valenciennes, 1830) | Lutjanus rufolineatus | Lutjanidae | Yellow-lined snapper |
| Lutjanus russelli | (Bleeker, 1849) | Lutjanus russellii | Lutjanidae | Russell's snapper |
| Lutjanus russellii | (Bleeker, 1849) | Lutjanus russellii | Lutjanidae | Russell's snapper |
| Lutjanus sanguiness | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus sanguineus | Lutjanidae | Humphead snapper |
| Lutjanus sanguineus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus sanguineus | Lutjanidae | Humphead snapper |
| Lutjanus sapphirolineatus | Iwatsuki, Al-Mamry & Heemstra, 2016 | Lutjanus sapphirolineatus | Lutjanidae | Arabian blue-striped snapper |
| Lutjanus scandens | (Daldorff, 1797) | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Lutjanus sebae | (Cuvier, 1816) | Lutjanus sebae | Lutjanidae | Emperor red snapper |
| Lutjanus semicinctus | Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Lutjanus semicinctus | Lutjanidae | Black-banded snapper |
| Lutjanus spilurus | (Bennett, 1833) | Lutjanus quinquelineatus | Lutjanidae | Five-lined snapper |
| Lutjanus stearnsi | Goode & Bean, 1878 | Lutjanus griseus | Lutjanidae | Grey snapper |
| Lutjanus stearnsii | Goode & Bean, 1878 | Lutjanus griseus | Lutjanidae | Grey snapper |
| Lutjanus stellatus | Akazaki, 1983 | Lutjanus stellatus | Lutjanidae | Star snapper |
| Lutjanus surinamensis | Bloch, 1791 | Anisotremus surinamensis | Haemulidae | Black margate |
| Lutjanus synagris | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lutjanus synagris | Lutjanidae | Lane snapper |
| Lutjanus timorensis | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Lutjanus timoriensis | Lutjanidae | Timor snapper |
| Lutjanus timoriensis | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Lutjanus timoriensis | Lutjanidae | Timor snapper |
| Lutjanus torridus | Cope, 1871 | Lutjanus vivanus | Lutjanidae | Silk snapper |
| Lutjanus triangulum | Lacepède, 1802 | Sciaenops ocellatus | Sciaenidae | Red drum |
| Lutjanus unimaculatus | Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Lutjanus fulviflamma | Lutjanidae | Dory snapper |
| Lutjanus vaigiensis | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Lutjanus fulvus | Lutjanidae | Blacktail snapper |
| Lutjanus verres | Bloch, 1791 | Bodianus rufus | Labridae | Spanish hogfish |
| Lutjanus virescens | Bloch, 1791 | Symphodus rostratus | Labridae | Sublet |
| Lutjanus viridis | (Valenciennes, 1846) | Lutjanus viridis | Lutjanidae | Blue and gold snapper |
| Lutjanus virulatus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus rivulatus | Lutjanidae | Blubberlip snapper |
| Lutjanus vita | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Lutjanus vitta | Lutjanidae | Brownstripe red snapper |
| Lutjanus vitta | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Lutjanus vitta | Lutjanidae | Brownstripe red snapper |
| Lutjanus vittus | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Lutjanus vitta | Lutjanidae | Brownstripe red snapper |
| Lutjanus vivanus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Lutjanus vivanus | Lutjanidae | Silk snapper |
| Lutjanus xanthopinnis | Iwatsuki, Tanaka & Allen, 2015 | Lutjanus xanthopinnis | Lutjanidae | Yellowfin snapper |