Redfish
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Redfish is a common name for several species of fish. It is most commonly applied to certain deep-sea rockfish in the genus Sebastes, or the reef dwelling snappers in the genus Lutjanus. It is also applied to the slimeheads or roughies (family Trachichthyidae), and the alfonsinos (Berycidae).
Country | Species | Other common names |
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Australia, UK | Centroberyx affinis | Redfish, eastern nannygai |
Australia | Lutjanus erythropterus | Crimson snapper |
Australia | Lutjanus malabaricus | Malabar blood snapper |
Australia | Lutjanus sebae | Emperor red snapper |
Barbados | Etelis oculatus | Queen snapper |
Canada | Sebastes mentella | Deep-water redfish |
Trinidad and Tobago | Lutjanus buccanella | Blackfin snapper |
Trinidad and Tobago | Lutjanus purpureus | Southern red snapper |
Trinidad and Tobago | Lutjanus synagris | Lane snapper |
Trinidad and Tobago | Rhomboplites aurorubens | Vermillion snapper |
UK | Oncorhynchus nerka | Sockeye salmon |
UK/USA | Sebastes fasciatus | Acadian redfish |
USA | Lutjanus campechanus | Red snapper |
USA | Sciaenops ocellatus | Red drum |
USA | Sebastes norvegicus | Ocean perch |
USA | Sebastes viviparus | Norway redfish |