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spottail bass en · NOUN

Meanings

1. The red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a marine fish with a dark spot near the tail.
2. (Papua-New-Guinea) The freshwater snapper, Lutjanus fuscescens, a freshwater fish with a dark spot near the tail.
   • 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. 2011, Johann Bell, Johanna Johnson, Alistair James Hobday, Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change, page 585:

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Synonyms

puppy drum · channel bass · red drum · redfish · red