spottail bass
English
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Noun
spottail bass (plural spottail bass)
- The red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a marine fish with a dark spot near the tail.
- Synonyms: red drum, redfish, puppy drum, channel bass, red
- (regional, Papua New Guinea) The freshwater snapper, Lutjanus fuscescens, a freshwater fish with a dark spot near the tail.
- 2011, Johann Bell, Johanna Johnson, and 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.
See also
Spottail bass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lutjanus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia