Lutjanus purpureus (Poey 1866)

Angulo, Arturo, 2021, New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist, Zootaxa 5083 (1), pp. 1-72 : 63

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5083.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:14FA7505-F1F8-47F3-878C-AC349B50671D
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5820842
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treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Lutjanus purpureus (Poey 1866)
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Lutjanus purpureus (Poey 1866) View in CoL ;

Lutjanidae. Southern Red Snapper ; Pargo Colorado.

Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from Cuba to northeastern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: Ma (Atlantic), 0– 7 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, NE.

References: Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3691; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).