Lutjaninae
| Lutjaninae Temporal range:
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| Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Lutjanidae |
| Subfamily: | Lutjaninae Gill, 1861 |
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Lutjaninae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fishes, one of four subfamilies classified within the family Lutjanidae, the snappers. It contains the true snappers and the fusiliers, the latter of which were previously placed in the family Caesionidae.