#2336 · 🐟 fish

Australasian Snapper

Chrysophrys auratus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Ian Banks · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Richard Ling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © Marine Explorer (Dr John Turnbull) · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. Rockingham, WA, Australia:© henrycarrick · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Stop 145 The Esplanade - West side, Sellicks Beach SA 5174, Australia:© vdjb_1 · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Stop 144 The Esplanade - West side, Sellicks Beach SA 5174, Australia:© vdjb_1 · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Bay of Plenty, Bay of Plenty, NZ:© Krystal · CC BY 4.0
8. Auckland, New Zealand:© Shaun Lee · CC BY 4.0
9. Tasman District, Tasman Region, New Zealand:© lucas-07 · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Adelaide SA, Australia:© mochasquirrel · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Australasian snapper or silver seabream , Pagrus auratus , is a species of porgie found in coastal waters of Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Japan and New Zealand. Its distribution areas in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are disjunct. Although it is almost universally known in Australian and New Zealand as snapper , it does not belong to the Lutjanidae family of snappers. It is highly prized as an eating fish.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,407iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).