| Citation | Anderson, W.D. Jr., 2003, Lutjanidae. Snappers.. p. 1479-1504. In K.E. Carpenter (ed.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 3: Bony fishes part 2 (Opistognathidae to Molidae), sea turtles and marine mammals. |
| Ref. | Anderson, W.D. Jr., 2003 |
| Page | 1490 |
| Named Used as Valid | Lutjanus apodus |
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| Locality | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: New England (occasional juvenile strays) and Bermuda to NE Brazil, including the West Indies, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea; including off Brazil south to the Amazon; very common in the West Indies and Caribbean, rare in Florida. |
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