Highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico.
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An esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and the Gulf of Mexico. Synonym:Lutjanus blackfordi.
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