Humpback red snapper

Humpback red snapper
	Adult at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium
	Juvenile at Morotai, Indonesia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Lutjanidae
Genus:	Lutjanus
Species:	L. gibbus
Binomial name
	Lutjanus gibbus; (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
	Sciaena gibba Forsskål, 1775; Diacope lineata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824; Diacope borensis G. Cuvier, 1828; Diacope coccinea G. Cuvier, 1828; Lutjanus coccineus (G. Cuvier, 1828); Diacope striata G. Cuvier, 1828; Diacope rosea Valenciennes, 1830; Diacope axillaris Valenciennes, 1830; Diacope tiea Lesson, 1831; Diacope melanura Rüppell, 1838; Mesoprion janthinurus Bleeker, 1854; Genyoroge bidens W. J. Macleay, 1882; Lutianus tahitiensis Seale, 1906; Anthias heraldi L. P. Schultz, 1953; Lutjanus comoriensis Fourmanoir, 1957;

The humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus), the paddletail, paddletail snapper or hunchback snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It has a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution. It is a commercially important species, as well as being sought after as a game fish. It is also a popular species for display in public aquaria. It has been reported to cause ciguatera poisoning.