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The mutton snapper is an important target species for recreational, commercial and artisanal fisheries. The flesh is considered to be of very high quality and commands high prices at markets throughout its range, especially the meat from the cheek and throat of the larger snappers which are regarded as gourmet foods.
Snapper is known by multiple names, including tāmure, a word to describe adults, and karatī, a word describing juvenile fish. [11] There are numerous traditional ways to prepare the fish. One specific to snapper was kaniwha, where the meat would be submerged in fresh water and squeezed numerous times, then eaten raw.
Lutjanidae or snappers are a family of perciform fish, mainly marine, but with some members inhabiting estuaries, feeding in fresh water. The family includes about 113 species. Some are important food fish. One of the best known is the red snapper. Snappers inhabit tropical and subtropical regions of all oceans.
Lutjanus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, snappers belonging to the family Lutjanidae. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. They are predatory fish usually found in tropical and subtropical reefs, and mangrove forests. This genus also includes two species that only occur in fresh and brackish waters.
The lane snapper is prized for its tasty, white meat, which is sold in supermarkets throughout Mexico. Lane snapper are more typically caught in shallower waters than many other snappers, most commonly yellowtail snapper and gray snapper. Larger specimens can be found in somewhat deeper waters, but are typically less plentiful. [8]
Pristipomoides typus is a sociable species which forms schools. Its diet is mainly made up of benthic invertebrates and fishes. It is a serial spawner and a female can lay 760,000 to 2,100,000 eggs, secual maturoty is reached at 2.7 years old and the maximum age is 11.3 years.
White meat, like chicken breast, is usually considered healthier than dark meat. But the differences between them are small, dietitians say. Here's how to pick.
The cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus), also known as the Cuban snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean. It is a commercially important species and is a sought-after game fish, though it has been reported to cause ciguatera poisoning.