Description: color generally
red, with yellowish caudal, anal, and pelvic fins; distinctive and
prominent dark comma-shaped blotch at the base of the pectoral fins, which
gives the fish its common name; anal fin rounded; no black spot on side
underneath dorsal fin.
Similar Fish: other
snappers.
Where found: adults
OFFSHORE near continental shelf.
Size: common to 20
inches, larger adults seeking deeper waters.
*Florida Record: n/a
Remarks: sometimes
marketed as red snapper; feeds on smaller fishes.
* The Florida records
quoted are from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's
printed publication, Fishing
Lines and are not necessarily the most current ones. The records are
provided as only as a benchmark.
