spottail bass

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English

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a red spottail bass, Sciaenops ocellatus

Noun

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spottail bass (plural spottail bass)

  1. The red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a marine fish with a dark spot near the tail.
    Synonyms: red drum, redfish, puppy drum, channel bass, red
  2. (Papua New Guinea) The freshwater snapper, Lutjanus fuscescens, a freshwater fish with a dark spot near the tail.
    • 2011, Johann Bell, Johanna Johnson, Alistair James Hobday, Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change, page 585:
      Tropical freshwater snappers are highly prized for food and have economic value through recreational fisheries. Prominent species include mangrove jack Lutjanus argentimaculatus, Papuan black bass L. goldiei, spot-tail bass L. fuscescens, and Moses snapper L. russellii.

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