Kingdom Animalia Family Lutjanidae Genus Etelis Order Perciformes | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Blackfin snapper, Etelis, Lutjanus vivanus, Dog snapper, Lutjanus mahogoni | ||
Deep dropping for queen snapper in the florida keys fishing video
The queen snapper, Etelis oculatus, is a species of snapper native to east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea. It is the only species of Etelis not native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
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- Deep dropping for queen snapper in the florida keys fishing video
- Peter miller fishing demo filleting queen snapper
- References
The species lives and is caught at depths of about 300 to 400 ft. The queen snapper is bright red on its upper and lower sides with large and yellow eyes. The size averages at about 21 in. and weighs about 3 to 5 pounds. The world record is 11 pounds and 11 ounces. It has silvery sides and a deeply forked red tail that continues to lengthen as the fish grows.
Peter miller fishing demo filleting queen snapper
References
Queen snapper Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA