Redfish
Index of animals with the same common name
Redfish is a common name for several species of fish. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Centroberyx affinis | Redfish, eastern nannygai | |
| Etelis oculatus | Queen snapper | |
| Lutjanus buccanella | Blackfin snapper | |
| Lutjanus campechanus | Red snapper | |
| Lutjanus erythropterus | Crimson snapper | |
| Lutjanus malabaricus | Malabar blood snapper | |
| Lutjanus purpureus | Southern red snapper | |
| Lutjanus sebae | Emperor red snapper | |
| Lutjanus synagris | Lane snapper | |
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Sockeye salmon | |
| Rhomboplites aurorubens | Vermillion snapper | |
| Sebastes fasciatus | Acadian redfish | |
| Sciaenops ocellatus | Red drum | |
| Sebastes mentella | Deep-water redfish | |
| Sebastes norvegicus | Ocean perch, rose fish | |
| Sebastes viviparus | Norway redfish |
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This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Redfish”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
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- Centroberyx affinis, Redfish.jpg by Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0
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