pink snapper

plural pink snappers

1. AustraliaWesternThe fish Chrysophrys auratus (or Pagrus auratus).

   Like the dhufish, the pink snapper is high up on the list of popular species that anglers love to catch.

   2006, Kurt Blanksby, Fishing Guide to Western Australia, Revised edition, page 52

   1 more example

   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.

   2001, R. J. Slack-Smith, Fishing with Traps and Pots, Food and Agriculture Organization, page 33

   Synonyms: Australasian snapper, pinky, snapper, schnapper, silver seabream, squirefish