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Cubera Snapper, Snapper
Here's a technical discription of the cubera snapper provided by the Florida Wildlife Commission:
Dorsal fins are connected and consist of 10 spines, followed by 14 rays. The anal fin is roundish and consists of 8 rays. There are 5-7 gill rakers on the lower limb of the first branchial arch. The pectoral fins do not quite reach to the origin of the anal fin. the eyes are dark red and the body ranges from gray to greenish, often tinged with red. its closest look-alike may be the gray, or "mangrove" snapper.
Central Florida's east coast is not really known for it's cubera snapper fishing, but we put it on our database because it's a fish of interest and we occasionally have someone inquire about these snapper. Cubera are generally found in deeper waters closer to the main drop around 250 plus feet and can be caught on live or dead baits. It's a practice in some areas to actually use whole live lobsters to target cuberas as that seems to be their primary food. A popular fish on the coast of Central America, the cubera is an impressive snapper because of it's size, dogged shaped teeth and tasty meat.
Ranges in depths of 2-3 feet to over 200 feet. Found in tropical waters in all the Americas and can often be caught around reef, rock and structure.
Take a look at the 84 pound Cubera Snapper Captain Richard caught. If recorded correctly it would still be a standing 15 pound test record.
[Cubera Snapper] It is a hard fighter, particularly on light tackle, and a fine food fish, though the flesh of larger fish may be course.
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Cocoa Beach Fish
Amber Jack
Black Drum, Drum Fish, Drum
Blue Fish, Bluefish
Cobia, Ling, Crab Eater, Lemon Fish
Common Snook, Swordspine Snook, Black Snook, Fat Snook, Robalo
Crevalle Jack, Jack Fish
Cubera Snapper, Snapper
Dolphin, Mahi Mahi, Dorado
Gag Grouper, Grey Grouper
Goliath Grouper or Jewfish
King Mackerel, King Fish, Kingfish, Mackerel
Lady Fish, Poor Man's Tarpon
Mangrove Snapper
Red Snapper, American Red Snapper
Redfish, Red Drum, Puppy Drum, Channel Bass
Sailfish, Sail Fish
Spanish Mackerel
Spotted Seatrout, Sea Trout, Speckled Trout, Gator Trout
Tarpon, Sabalo, Silver King
Tripletail, Triple Tail, Bouy Bass
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