Also known as:
Golden Snapper
King Snapper
Nannygai
Redfish
Redfish Nannygai
Common Group Name:
Alfonsinos
Family Name:
Berycidae
Genus Name:
Centroberyx
Species Name:
Centroberyx gerrardi
Dispatch Method:
The eating qualities of these fish can be greatly improved if they are killed immediately by iki jime, or a firm knock to the head before placing them in an ice slurry after bleeding.
Fish Description:
- Body silvery-red, with red stripes along the body separated by narrow silvery-white spaces, and a white lateral line.
- Head reddish with a white vertical band on the gill cover.
- eye red, fins red with white anterior margins.
Fish Distribution:
- This species occurs on temperate rocky reefs along Australia's southern coastline between Jervis Bay (NSW) to Lancelin (WA) to depths of up to 260 meters.
Fish Size Common Length:
Maximum size around 46 cm
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For assistance with identifying fishes, see fishesofaustralia.net.au. For information on size and bag limits, check out the website of your State Fisheries Department.
We thank fishesofaustralia.net.au and Australia's various Fisheries Departments for some of the thumbnail images used to assist with fish identification on this website and its applications, as licensed for use under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia. Thanks also to Michigan State University and Georgia Aquarium for generous donation of xrays of some US fish species.
