Redfish
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Redfish is a common name for several species of fish.[1] It is most commonly applied to certain deep-sea rockfish in the genus Sebastes, red drum from the genus Sciaenops or the reef dwelling snappers in the genus Lutjanus. It is also applied to the slimeheads or roughies (family Trachichthyidae), and the alfonsinos (Berycidae).
| Image | Species | Other common names |
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Centroberyx affinis | Redfish, eastern nannygai |
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Etelis oculatus | Queen snapper |
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Lutjanus buccanella | Blackfin snapper |
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Lutjanus campechanus | Red snapper |
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Lutjanus erythropterus | Crimson snapper |
| Lutjanus malabaricus | Malabar blood snapper | |
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Lutjanus purpureus | Southern red snapper |
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Lutjanus sebae | Emperor red snapper |
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Lutjanus synagris | Lane snapper |
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Oncorhynchus nerka | Sockeye salmon |
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Rhomboplites aurorubens | Vermillion snapper |
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Sebastes fasciatus | Acadian redfish |
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Sciaenops ocellatus | Red drum |
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Sebastes mentella | Deep-water redfish |
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Sebastes norvegicus | Ocean perch, rose fish |
| Sebastes viviparus | Norway redfish |
References
[edit]- ↑ Beckman, D.W. (2013). Marine Environmental Biology and Conservation. G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series. Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-7637-7350-2. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
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