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Note: red snapper  are extremely active when you chum and use submerged
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The red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, is a "Reef" fish found off the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts of The Americas and the Gulf of Mexico. The original name in
Latin American Spanish is Huachinango or Pargo.

The red snapper commonly inhabits waters from 30 to 200ft (10 to 60m, but can
be caught as deep as 300 ft (100 m) or more on occasion. They stay relatively
close to the bottom, and inhabit rocky bottom, ledges, ridges, and artificial reefs,
including offshore "oil rigs" and "Shipwrecks".

The red snapper's body is very similar in shape to other snappers, such as the
mangrove snapper, mutton snapper, lane snapper, and dog snapper. All feature a
sloped profile, medium-to-large scales, a spiny "Dorsal fin" and a laterally
compressed body. Red snappers have short, sharp, needle-like teeth, however
they lack the prominent upper "Canine teeth" teeth found on the mutton, dog, and
mangrove snappers.

Coloration of the red snapper is light red, with more intense pigment on the
Dorsum back. Juvenile fish can also have a dark spot on their side which fades
with age.

Like most other snappers, red snappers are gregarious and will form large
schools around wrecks and reefs. These schools are usually made up of fish of
very similar size.

Red snapper are a prized food fish and are caught commercially, as well as
recreationally. Commercially, they are caught on multi-hook gear with electric
reels, as gill netting has been banned in the Gulf of Mexico, from which most of the
commercial harvest comes.

Genetic studies have shown, however, that many fish sold as red snapper in the
USA are not actually L. campechanus, but other species in the family. This kind of
seafood mislabeling is probably common with species that suffer from heavy
overfishing, and whosestocks are depleted to the point that supply cannot keep up
with demand.

Red snapper will eat almost anything, but prefer small fish andcrustaceans. They
can be caught on live bait as well as cut bait, and will also take artificial lures, but
with less vigor. They are commonly caught up to 10lb (4.5Kg) and 20inches
(50cm) in length, however there have been fish taken over 40 lb (18 kg).
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