Red snapper is a common name of several fish species. It may refer to:
* Several species from the genus ''
Lutjanus'':
** ''
Lutjanus campechanus'', Northern red snapper, commonly referred to as red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean
** ''
Lutjanus purpureus'', Southern red snapper, is one of several ''
Lutjanus'' species called red snapper (or by the name ''
huachinango'' in Mexico) or Pargo in South America
** Red snappers from Southeast Asian waters may be ''
Lutjanus'' species such as ''
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
The mangrove red snapper (''Lutjanus argentimaculatus''), also known as mangrove jack, grey snapper, creek red bream, Stuart evader, dog bream, purple sea perch, red bream, red perch, red reef bream, river roman, or rock barramundi, is a species ...
'', ''
Lutjanus malabaricus'' and ''
Lutjanus sebae
''Lutjanus sebae'', also known as red emperor, emperor red snapper, emperor snapper, government bream, king snapper, queenfish or red kelp, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the ...
''
* Several species from the genus ''
Sebastes'':
** ''
Sebastes miniatus''
** ''
Sebastes ruberrimus'', commonly referred to as red snapper along the Pacific coast of North America
* Several species from the genus ''
Centroberyx'':
** ''
Centroberyx affinis
The eastern nannygai (''Centroberyx affinis''), also known as the redfish, bight redfish, red snapper, golden snapper or koarea, is an alfonsino of the genus ''Centroberyx''. It is found around Australia and New Zealand at depths between on t ...
'', commonly referred to as red snapper in New Zealand
** ''
Centroberyx gerrardi
The bight redfish (''Centroberyx gerrardi'') is a member of the order Beryciformes. It is native to the waters off of Australia's southern coast from off Lancelin, Western Australia to Bass Strait
Bass Strait () is a strait separating the i ...
'', one of several species commonly referred to as red snapper in Australia
* ''Etelis coruscans'', long tail red snapper, commonly referred to as onaga in Hawaii
* ''
Pagrus major
''Pagrus major'' or red seabream is a fish species in the family Sparidae. It is also known by its Japanese name, madai. The fish has high culinary and cultural importance in Japan, and is also frequently eaten in Korea and Taiwan.
Range a ...
'', referred to as red snapper in English in contexts concerning Japanese regional cuisine
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