Texas Gulf Coast Fishing

Red Snapper

RED SNAPPER - Lutjanus campechanus Family Lutjanidae, SNAPPERS

Descriptions: color pinkish red over entire body, whitish below; long triangular snout; anal fin sharply pointed; no dark lateral spot; red eye. Similar fish: silk snapper, L. vivanus.
Where found: OFFSHORE on the continental shelf,
Size: to 20 pounds
Remarks: juveniles occur over sandy or mud bottoms and are often taken in shrimp trawls; adults may live more than 20 years, and attain 35 pounds or more; sexual maturity attained at age 2; spawns June to October; feeds on crustaceans and fish.