Snapper Explained
Snapper(s) may refer to:
Animals
- Lutjanidae, a family of fish known as snappers
- Lutjanus campechanus, a fish found in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast of the United States
- Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus), a fish that primarily lives in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, sometimes known as simply "Snapper"
- Cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus), native to the western Atlantic Ocean
- Fishes from other families including:
- Australasian snapper, Pagrus auratus, also known as silver seabream
- Eastern nannygai, also known as red snapper, Centroberyx affinis
- Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), of which the smallest are often known as "snappers"
- Sebastes, some species of which are known as "Pacific snapper" or "red snapper"
- Chelydridae, a family of freshwater turtles of which both extant species are known as snapping turtles, informally shortened to "snapper"
- Sistrurus catenatus, also known as black snapper, a snake
Arts and entertainment
Military
- , eight ships of the Royal Navy
- , three ships of the United States Navy
- 3M6 Shmel, an anti-tank missile with NATO reporting name AT-1 Snapper
- Sopwith Snapper, a British First World War prototype fighter aircraft
Places
Sports
- Long snapper, a specialized player in gridiron football
- Steve "Snapper" Jones (1942–2017), American basketball player and television analyst
Surname
Other uses
- Snapper Inc., a residential lawn care and snow removal equipment company
- Snapper card, a New Zealand contactless smartcard and USB device
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