Queen Snapper

Queen Snapper Fishing Information

source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles

Descriptions: color of back and upper sides red, lower sides; silvery body long and slender; dorsal fin distinctly notched; large eyes; caudal fin deeply forked; no dark lateral spot.

Similar fish: other snappers.

Where found: OFFSHORE over rocky reefs of the continental shelf to 450 feet; young suspend at mid-depths.

Size: small species, usually less than 20 inches.

Remarks: little is known, but it is reported that adults live at depths greater than 400 feet.