Meanings
- The red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a marine fish with a dark spot near the tail.
Synonyms: red drum, redfish, puppy drum, channel bass, red
- Papua New GuineaThe freshwater snapper, Lutjanus fuscescens, a freshwater fish with a dark spot near the tail.
Tropical freshwater snappers are highly prized for food and have economic value through recreational fisheries. Prominent species include mangrove jack Lutjanus argentimaculatus, Papuan black bass L. goldiei, spot-tail bass L. fuscescens, and Moses snapper L. russellii.
2011, Johann Bell, Johanna Johnson, Alistair James Hobday, Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change, page 585
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a marine fish with a dark spot near the tail.
Cite this entry
spottail bass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spottail%20bass
“spottail bass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spottail%20bass. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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