New Brazilian Snapper
Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 16th, 2007
Lutjanus alexandrei is a new species discovered among the reefs of the Abrolhos region of the South Atlantic Ocean. (Credit: CI-Brasil/Rodrigo Moura)
For more info see: New Species Of Snapper Discovered In Brazil
About Loren Coleman
Loren Coleman is one of the world’s leading cryptozoologists, some say “the” leading living cryptozoologist. Certainly, he is acknowledged as the current living American researcher and writer who has most popularized cryptozoology in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Starting his fieldwork and investigations in 1960, after traveling and trekking extensively in pursuit of cryptozoological mysteries, Coleman began writing to share his experiences in 1969. An honorary member of Ivan T. Sanderson’s Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained in the 1970s, Coleman has been bestowed with similar honorary memberships of the North Idaho College Cryptozoology Club in 1983, and in subsequent years, that of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, CryptoSafari International, and other international organizations. He was also a Life Member and Benefactor of the International Society of Cryptozoology (now-defunct).
Loren Coleman’s daily blog, as a member of the Cryptomundo Team, served as an ongoing avenue of communication for the ever-growing body of cryptozoo news from 2005 through 2013. He returned as an infrequent contributor beginning Halloween week of 2015.
Coleman is the founder in 2003, and current director of the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine.
I am glad to see another marine species being paid attention to. I think a lot of the potential of cryptozoological discoveries within the sea get overlooked by many. This may just seem like “another fish” to some, but I think it is a great find.
So is this as tasty as it’s Gulf of Mexico cousin ? Obviously not as plentiful, so I hope they catch and release in the South Atlantic Abrolhos region.
This paper is also available for review in its entirety at Zootaxa here: A New Species of Snapper from Brazil.
A new species of snapper (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) from Brazil, with comments on the distribution of Lutjanus griseus and L. apodus
Zootaxa 1422: 31-43 (8 Mar. 2007)
The paper outlines additional details not in the news media entries.
Craig Heinselman
Peterborough, NH
Question: I know there are numerous Snapper species. What makes a fish a Snapper? Are they all as edible as the Red Snapper?
Lee Pierce- A snapper is any fish that belongs to the family Lutjanidae, which comprises around 100 species and 16 genera. Many species of fish have the word snapper in their common names but may not be of the Lutjanidae family and therefore are not true snappers. I have no idea which ones are good eating! 🙂
News of new snapper species is always welcome, especially with lots of tartar sauce! 🙂