pink snapper

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Wikispecies

Chrysophrys auratus

Etymology

From pink + snapper.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pink snapper (plural pink snappers)

  1. (Australia, Western Australia) The fish Chrysophrys auratus (or Pagrus auratus).
    Synonyms: Australasian snapper, pinky, snapper, schnapper, silver seabream, squirefish
    • 2001, R. J. Slack-Smith, Fishing with Traps and Pots, Food and Agriculture Organization, page 33:
      These traps are used in southern Australia to take leatherjackets (Monocanthidae) in deeper waters of the continental shelf and pink snappers (Pagridae) and other bottom-dwelling fish in shallower waters.
    • 2006, Kurt Blanksby, Fishing Guide to Western Australia, Revised edition, page 52:
      Like the dhufish, the pink snapper is high up on the list of popular species that anglers love to catch.

References

  • Relationships among partial and whole lengths and weights for Western Australian Pink Snapper Chrysophrys auratus (Sparidae), Moran and Burton, at the Western Australian Department of Fisheries .