spottail bass

spottail bass

English

a red spottail bass, Sciaenops ocellatus

Noun

spottail bass (plural spottail bass)

1. The red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a marine fish with a dark spot near the tail.

   Synonyms: red drum, redfish, puppy drum, channel bass, red

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

     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.

See also

• Spottail bass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lutjanus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia