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The Vermilion Snapper belongs to the Lutjanidae family. This species can reach a length of 60 cm, although most are about 35 cm long. The highest recorded weight for this species is 3.2 kg. They can live 50 years. They spawn from April to September. It can be fished all year round.
The vermilion snapper has a refined body, is pale white to silvery below and vermilion / reddish above. Fine golden-yellow streaks, some horizontal and others oblique, appear below the lateral line. The dorsal fin is pink with a yellow margin. The caudal fin is red, but has a slight black margin. The large canines are absent and the orientation of the mouth and eyes gives it the appearance of looking up.
The Vermilion Snapper lifestyle
Vermilion snappers eat fish, crabs, shrimp, worms and other bottom invertebrates, as well as squid and plankton.
Adults form schools of tens to a few thousand fish throughout the year in coastal and marine habitats (natural and artificial reefs, oil platforms, etc.) and spawn within these schools instead of concentrating spawning on a few highly populated sites. Spawning is widespread at a large number of sites along the edge of the continental shelf or just off it. The spawning of the vermilion snapper is frequently caught in multi-species spawning areas, including red snapper, Black Sea bass, twisted grunt, marigot and pollock fish. Therefore, Vermilion Snapper can be better described as resident spawners of the aggregation, as there is no evidence of coordinated migration to specific spawning sites. Moreover, there is no information to suggest that spawning site densities are significantly higher than those of non-fresh sites. Therefore, it is also reasonable to classify this species as a simple migratory species rather than as an aggregation spawner.
The Vermilion Snapper habitat
The vermilion snapper prefers flat areas on the tops and around the bases of snapper banks to the steeply sloping sides of the banks. They are often found in conjunction with red snappers and other snappers around Gulf structures.
The vermilion snapper is found in the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to southeast Brazil, including the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
The Vermilion snapper angling
The recreational fisherman catches the snapper with a rod and reel with a small hook. The preferred bait is usually a cut squid. Once you have hooked the fish, move the wind up in a narrow line up the water, then gently lift the fish into the boat.
