what kinda fish?

[Sea-Vu-Play]

Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is? looking in my salt water fish book it resembles a kind of snapper but I caughting them in sallow (appr0x. 10 ft) water at artifical reefs. They are only about 12 inches.

 

[peaceinthewood]

we call the cuberreta.. a.k.a mangrove/grey snapper i caugt 14 of them in 8 feet of water! one of my favorite fish to eat superb quality enjoy!!

 

[Sea-Vu-Play]

Thanks for the info! I'm surprised to catch them in shallow water. They have to be 12 inch min. here and that's about all they were. They sure taste good. I grill them on my green egg at 500 for a few minutes a side and WOW!!

 

[RoryWainer]

We call them Mangrove Jacks and they are normally found in shallow water / mangroves:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove_red_snapper