| Red Snapper |
| Family Lutjanidae, SNAPPERS Lutjanus campechanus |
Description: color pinkish red over entire body, whitish below; long triangular snout; anal fin sharply
pointed; no dark lateral spot.
Similar Fish: vermilion snapper, R. aurorubens.
Where found: OFFSHORE on the continental shelf, more plentiful off the panhandle than in south or
middle Florida.
Size: to 30 pounds.
Remarks: juveniles occur over sandy or mud bottoms and are often taken in shrimp trawls; adults may
live more than 20 years, and attain 35 pounds or more; sexual maturity attained at age 2; spawns June
to October; feeds on crustaceans and fish.
pointed; no dark lateral spot.
Similar Fish: vermilion snapper, R. aurorubens.
Where found: OFFSHORE on the continental shelf, more plentiful off the panhandle than in south or
middle Florida.
Size: to 30 pounds.
Remarks: juveniles occur over sandy or mud bottoms and are often taken in shrimp trawls; adults may
live more than 20 years, and attain 35 pounds or more; sexual maturity attained at age 2; spawns June
to October; feeds on crustaceans and fish.
