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Red
Snapper (Lutjanus
campechanus)
Description:
Color pinkish red over entire body, whitish below; long triangular
sbout; anal fin sharply pointer; no dark lateral spot.
Similar
fish: Vermilion snapper;
R. aurorubens.
Where
found: Offshore on the continental shelf, more plentiful
off the Panhandle than in south or middle Florida.
Size:
To 20 pounds.
Remarks:
Juveniles occur over sandy of mud bottons and are often
taken in shrimp trawls; adults may live more than 20 years,
and attain 35 pounds or more; sexual maturity attained at
age 2; spawns June to October; feeds on crustaceans and fish.
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