| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutjanus adetii (Castelnau, 1873) |
Yellow-banded snapper | Western Pacific | 50 |
| Lutjanus agennes Bleeker, 1863 |
African red snapper | Eastern Atlantic | 139 |
| Lutjanus alexandrei Moura & Lindeman, 2007 |
Southwestern Atlantic | 33.1 | |
| Lutjanus ambiguus (Poey, 1860) |
Ambiguous snapper | Western Central Atlantic | 40 |
| Lutjanus analis (Cuvier, 1828) |
Mutton snapper | Western Atlantic | 94 |
| Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792) |
Schoolmaster snapper | Western Atlantic | 79.1 |
| Lutjanus aratus (Günther, 1864) |
Mullet snapper | Eastern Pacific | 100 |
| Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775) |
Mangrove red snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 150 |
| Lutjanus argentiventris (Peters, 1869) |
Yellow snapper | Eastern Pacific | 71 |
| Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790) |
Bengal snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 30 |
| Lutjanus biguttatus (Valenciennes, 1830) |
Two-spot banded snapper | Indo-Pacific | 25 |
| Lutjanus bitaeniatus (Valenciennes, 1830) |
Indonesian snapper | Eastern Indian Ocean | 30 |
| Lutjanus bohar (Fabricius, 1775) |
Two-spot red snapper | Indo-Pacific | 90 |
| Lutjanus boutton (Lacepède, 1802) |
Moluccan snapper | Western Pacific | 35 |
| Lutjanus buccanella (Cuvier, 1828) |
Blackfin snapper | Western Atlantic | 75 |
| Lutjanus campechanus (Poey, 1860) |
Northern red snapper | Western Atlantic | 100 |
| Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson, 1842) |
Spanish flag snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 40 |
| Lutjanus coeruleolineatus (Rüppell, 1838) |
Blueline snapper | Indian Ocean | 37.1 |
| Lutjanus colorado Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 |
Colorado snapper | Eastern Pacific | 91 |
| Lutjanus cyanopterus (Cuvier, 1828) |
Cubera snapper | Western Atlantic | 160 |
| Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier, 1828) |
Checkered snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 35 |
| Lutjanus dentatus (Duméril, 1861) |
African brown snapper | Eastern Atlantic | 150 |
| Lutjanus dodecacanthoides (Bleeker, 1854) |
Sunbeam snapper | Western Pacific | 30 |
| Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869) |
Blackspot snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 35 |
| Lutjanus endecacanthus Bleeker, 1863 |
Guinea snapper | Eastern Atlantic | 85 |
| Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch, 1790 |
Crimson snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 81.6 |
| Lutjanus fulgens (Valenciennes, 1830) |
Golden African snapper | Eastern Atlantic | 60 |
| Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775) |
Dory snapper | Indo-Pacific | 50 |
| Lutjanus fulvus (Forster, 1801) |
Blacktail snapper | Indo-Pacific | 40 |
| Lutjanus fuscescens (Valenciennes, 1830) |
Freshwater snapper | Asia and Oceania | 40 |
| Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775) |
Humpback red snapper | Indo-Pacific | 56.8 |
| Lutjanus goldiei (Macleay, 1882) |
Papuan black snapper | Oceania | 100 |
| Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes, 1830) |
Gorean snapper | Eastern Atlantic | 80 |
| Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Grey snapper | Western Atlantic | 89 |
| Lutjanus guilcheri Fourmanoir, 1959 |
Yellowfin red snapper | Indian Ocean | 60 |
| Lutjanus guttatus (Steindachner, 1869) |
Spotted rose snapper | Eastern Pacific | 105 |
| Lutjanus indicus Allen, White & Erdmann, 2013 |
Indian Ocean | 22.6 | |
| Lutjanus inermis (Peters, 1869) |
Golden snapper | Eastern Pacific | 34 |
| Lutjanus jocu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
Dog snapper | Western Atlantic | 128 |
| Lutjanus johnii (Bloch, 1792) |
John's snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 97 |
| Lutjanus jordani (Gilbert, 1898) |
Jordan's snapper | Eastern Pacific | 60 |
| Lutjanus kasmira (Fabricius, 1775) |
Common bluestripe snapper | Indo-Pacific | 40 |
| Lutjanus lemniscatus (Valenciennes, 1828) |
Yellowstreaked snapper | Western Indian Ocean | 65 |
| Lutjanus lunulatus (Park, 1797) |
Lunartail snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 40 |
| Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790 |
Bigeye snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 35 |
| Lutjanus madras (Valenciennes, 1831) |
Indian snapper | Indian Ocean | 30 |
| Lutjanus mahogoni (Cuvier, 1828) |
Mahogany snapper | Western Atlantic | 48 |
| Lutjanus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
Malabar blood snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 100 |
| Lutjanus maxweberi Popta, 1921 |
Pygmy snapper | Asia and Oceania | 15 |
| Lutjanus mizenkoi Allen & Talbot, 1985 |
Samoan snapper | Western Pacific | 32 |
| Lutjanus monostigma (Cuvier, 1828) |
One-spot snapper | Indo-Pacific | 60 |
| Lutjanus notatus (Cuvier, 1828) |
Bluestriped snapper | Western Indian Ocean | 25 |
| Lutjanus novemfasciatus Gill, 1862 |
Pacific dog snapper | Eastern Pacific | 170 |
| Lutjanus octolineatus (Cuvier, 1828) |
Whitebelly snapper | Western Indian Ocean | 20.9 |
| Lutjanus ophuysenii (Bleeker, 1860) |
Spotstripe snapper | Northwest Pacific | 15.45 |
| Lutjanus papuensis Allen, White & Erdmann, 2013 |
Papuan snapper | Western Pacific | 25.9 |
| Lutjanus peru (Nichols & Murphy, 1922) |
Pacific red snapper | Eastern Pacific | 95 |
| Lutjanus purpureus (Poey, 1866) |
Southern red snapper | Western Atlantic | 100 |
| Lutjanus quinquelineatus (Bloch, 1790) |
Five-lined snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 38 |
| Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828) |
Blubberlip snapper | Indo-Pacific | 80 |
| Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes, 1830) |
Yellow-lined snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 30 |
| Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker, 1849) |
Russell's snapper | Western Pacific | 50 |
| Lutjanus sanguineus (Cuvier, 1828) |
Humphead snapper | Western Indian Ocean | 100 |
| Lutjanus sapphirolineatus Iwatsuki, Al-Mamry & Heemstra, 2016 |
Arabian blue-striped snapper | Western Indian Ocean | 15.3 |
| Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1816) |
Emperor red snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 116 |
| Lutjanus semicinctus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 |
Black-banded snapper | Western Pacific | 35 |
| Lutjanus stellatus Akazaki, 1983 |
Star snapper | Northwest Pacific | 55 |
| Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Lane snapper | Western Atlantic | 60 |
| Lutjanus timoriensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) |
Timor snapper | Western Pacific | 73.7 |
| Lutjanus viridis (Valenciennes, 1846) |
Blue and gold snapper | Eastern Pacific | 30 |
| Lutjanus vitta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) |
Brownstripe red snapper | Indo-West Pacific | 40 |
| Lutjanus vivanus (Cuvier, 1828) |
Silk snapper | Western Atlantic | 83 |
| Lutjanus xanthopinnis Iwatsuki, Tanaka & Allen, 2015 |
Yellowfin snapper | Indo-West Pacific, Indian Ocean (the Andaman Sea, western Thailand and Sri Lanka) to Papua New Guinea and the East Indies; north to Japan; south to Indonesia | 19.2 |