Australasian snapper

The Australasian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus), also called silver seabream, is a species of porgie found in coastal waters from Australia and New Zealand to the Philippines, Indonesia, mainland China, Taiwan and Japan. Its Northern and Southern Hemisphere distribution areas are disjunct. Despite being widely called snapper in Australia and New Zealand, it is not a member of the Lutjanidae snapper family. It is the only species in the genus Chrysophrys.

Scientific name

Chrysophrys auratus

Range

Coastal waters of Australia, the Philippines, Indonesia, mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and New Zealand

Genus

The only species in Chrysophrys