vermillion-snapper
Species Facts
Science Name: Rhomboplites aurorubens
Other Names: beeliner, mingo, cajon
World Record: 7 lbs. 3 ounces Alabama
Environment: reef
Techniques: bottom fising, light tackle
Description

Vermilion snappers look a lot like their relatives the red snappers but they're smaller and have yellow lines on their sides and a pale belly.

Habitat/Habit: Found year-round offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, living with red snappers, preferring the flat areas on the tops and around the bases of the snapper banks to their steeply sloping sides.

Fishing tips: Best bait is fresh squid fished close to the bottom offshore near rigs and reefs.