Queen snapper
Etelis oculatus
A state link is a recorded source association, not a catch guarantee or confirmation that targeting is legal. Check current regulations with the responsible state agency.
- Peak months
- Typical depth
- to 450 feet
- Typical size
- Up to 36 inches
- Catch minimum
- National record
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Recorded profile
- habitat summary
- Common offshore over rocky reefs of the continental shelf to 450 feet deep. Young queen snapper suspend at mid-depths.
- diet
- eater than 400 feet.
- preferred bait
- Not recorded
- preferred lures
- Not recorded
- techniques
- Not recorded
- peak months
- Not recorded
States with a source record
Source evidence by state
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