pink snapper
English
Chrysophrys auratus
[photograph: Fir0002/Flagstaffotos]
[photograph: Fir0002/Flagstaffotos]
Etymology
Noun
pink snapper (plural pink snappers)
- (Australia, Western Australia) The fish Chrysophrys auratus (or Pagrus auratus).
- 2001, R. J. Slack-Smith, Fishing with Traps and Pots, Food and Agriculture Organization, page 33,
- These traps are used in southern Australia to take leatherjackets (Monocanthidae) in deeper waters of the continental shelf and pink snappers (Pagridae) and other bottom-dwelling fish in shallower waters.
- 2006, Kurt Blanksby, Fishing Guide to Western Australia, Revised Edition, page 52,
- Like the dhufish, the pink snapper is high up on the list of popular species that anglers love to catch.
- 2001, R. J. Slack-Smith, Fishing with Traps and Pots, Food and Agriculture Organization, page 33,
Synonyms
References
- Relationships among partial and whole lengths and weights for Western Australian Pink Snapper Chrysophrys auratus (Sparidae), Moran and Burton, at the Western Australian Department of Fisheries [1].