red snapper

noun

any of several snappers of the genus Lutjanus, especially L. campechanus, a large food fish of the Gulf of Mexico.

red snapper

any of various marine percoid food fishes of the genus Lutjanus , esp L. blackfordi , having a reddish coloration, common in American coastal regions of the Atlantic: family Lutjanidae (snappers)

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Only seven of 120 samples of “red snapper” purchased nationwide actually proved to be red snapper.

I suggested comfort in the idea of red snapper at Pensacola.

The dog snapper is very similar in shape to the red snapper, but is much smaller and of different coloration.

The commercial fishing for the red snapper is done on the "snapper banks" in very deep water.

The red snapper, being a deep-water fish, is seldom found along the shores, and is of no importance to the angler.

The red snapper is the most widely known, commercially, being shipped from Pensacola and Tampa to all Northern cities.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

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