Snapper - Silk

Averages 3 to 5 pounds. Maximum sizes uncertain. World record 18 pounds, 5 ounces.

Yelloweye

These are deep-ocean Snappers that are seldom caught any shallower than 300 or 400 feet, and are common at 100 fathoms and deeper. Adults are common near the edge of the continental and island shelves; also found in deeper waters (below 200 m); usually ascending to shallow water at night. They feed mainly on fishes, shrimps, crabs, gastropods, cephalopods, tunicates and some pelagic items including urochordates.

The Silk Snapper is pink overall and is shaped much like the Red Snapper, although the yellow eye distinguishes it. The pectorals are pale yellow and the back portion of the caudal fin has a black edge. Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Preopercular notch and knob weak. Pectoral fins long reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Back and upper sides pink to red, grading to pink with a silvery sheen ventrally; sides with very fine undulating yellow lines; the fins mostly reddish or pale yellow. Young specimens (under about 25 cm) with a blackish spot on upper side below anterior dorsal soft rays.

Spawning occurs over most of the year in lower latitudes, but is seasonal (spring and summer) toward the northern and southern limits of the distribution.

Summary of Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and Bermuda to São Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 57756). Most abundant around the Antilles and the Bahamas.
Note: Distribution range colors indicate degree of suitability of habitat which can be interpreted as probabilities of occurrence (fishbase.org)

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Anglers are unlikely to encounter this fish unless they fish very deep with several pounds of lead, stout rods and electric reels for meat or curiosity, rather than sport. Commercial fishermen pull them up with motorized winches. Any sort of cut bait can be used.