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redfish vs. red snapper

[red-fish] / ˈrɛdˌfɪʃ /

noun

  • redfish,
    plural
  • redfishes
    plural
  1. Also called rosefish.  Also called ocean perch,.  a North Atlantic rockfish, Sebastes marinus, used for food.

  2. red drum.

  3. sheephead.

noun

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