Red snapper

"I caught a red snapper! That was a snap! (I really have to stop saying things like that.)" —Animal Crossing (GCN)

"I caught a red snapper! Ooh, SNAP!" —Wild World

"I caught a red snapper! I just snapped it up!" —New Leaf

Red Snapper
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Real-world info
Name: Lutjanus campechanus (northern red snapper) Family: Lutjanidae (red snappers)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  タイ  鲷鱼  Vivaneau  Pargo rojo  Lutiano rosso  Красный луциан  도미  鲷鱼  Vivaneau  Pargo rojo  Kaiserschnapper  Rode snapper

The Red Snapper (タイ, Tai) is an uncommon fish found in the ocean, which sells for 3,000 Bells. It can be found all year round. In New Leaf, it is used for the Fish Salad, Soup de Poisson and Red Snapper Poele recipes for the Harvest Festival.

Catch details

In City Folk

#50

Red snapper
"I caught a red snapper! Snappity snap snap!"

Description	These will eat almost anything and can live up to 20 years.
Time of year	Unknown
Time of day	Unknown
Peak times
Location	Ocean
Shadow size	Medium
Fish size	About 36 inches (90 cm)
Selling price	3,000 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#4

Event availability	None
Location	Saltwater Shores
Shadow size	Medium
Fish size	75.1 cm - 104.8 cm
Rarity	★★
Catch rate	8.9118 %
Selling price	100 Bells
Request reward	1,500 Bells, 3 Friendship Points Fortune Cookie (20%), Bronze Treats (20%)

In New Horizons

#60

"I caught a red snapper! It looks pretty dapper!"

Time of year	North: All Year South: All Year
Time of day	All day
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Large
Spawn requirement	Unknown
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  3,000 Bells  C.J.:  4,500 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

The Red Snapper can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will tell the player some information about the donation:

In Animal Crossing

"Snaptacular! Snaptastic! Sna... Er, snap... That is... Oh, bother! It wasn't particularly funny anyway. Please attempt to ignore my sorry lack of humor. Despite it, we will treat this fish with much care."

It can be found in the back, ocean tank in the aquarium.

In Wild World

"Relatively few places serve red snapper, but... ...I actually understand why. It's rather dry, and not at all flavorful, eh wot?"

It can be found in the back, ocean tank in the aquarium.

In City Folk

"Hoo, magnificent! Fine job, snapping up a red snapper! ...Hoo now? You didn't find that uproariously funny? In any case, right near the gills of this fish is a bone that actually looks just like the fish itself... Some cultures believe keeping one of these on you brings good luck. Good luck is a snap! Hoo!"

It can be found in the tank at the back of the aquarium, with other ocean fish.

In New Leaf

After donating the Red Snapper, the plaque near its aquarium will display the following information:

"Red snappers are gregarious fish that often form schools close to reefs and shipwrecks. They are a prized food fish, but because of demand, other species are often served as "red snapper." They usually live up to 50 years. The oldest recorded red snapper was thought to be 57."

It can be found in the ocean tank in the northeastern room of the fish and deep sea creatures section.

In New Horizons

When asked about the fish, Blathers will say the following:

"'Red snapper' is the common name of dozens of fish species, and I wonder why it is so popular. Are there so many types of fish that are both a shade of red and have a tendency to snap? Where there no other names? What about 'burgundy biter'? 'Garnet grasper'? 'Puce pincher'?"

The Red Snapper can be found in the tunnel ocean fish tank in the aquarium.

Further information

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The red snapper, or Lutjanus campechanus, is a type of reef fish found in the Gulf of Mexico. It is Latin American and original name is Pargo, which some people may recognize it as. They can be caught up to 90 m (300 ft) below the surface of the water, and prefer to swim near the bottom in reefs, ridges, and even offshore oil rigs and shipwrecks! It shares its looks with other snapper fish, with the sloped profile of its body (between the mouth to the top of its head). However, it lacks prominent upper canine teeth found in other snapper fish but has sharp, needle like teeth in their place. They are a commercial fish as well as a recreational fish, making it somewhat overfished. This is reflected in red snapper sales in the US, which most are in fact different species of snapper fish, just mislabeled. It can live up to 50 years of age.

Gallery

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  Red Snapper icon in Animal Crossing.

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  Red Snapper icon in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer.

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  Red snapper placed on ground in New Horizons

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  Red snapper in Museum from New Horizons

Names in other languages

	タイ tai	Seabream (usually refers to the red seabream)
	도미 domi	Snapper
	鲷鱼 diāoyú	Seabream/Porgy
	鯛魚 Unknown
	Красный луциан Krasnyj lutsian	Red snapper
	Rode snapper	Red snapper
	Kaiserschnapper	Emperor snapper
	Pargo rojo	Red Snapper
	Vivaneau	Snapper
	Colisa Lutiano rosso (New Horizons)	Red Snapper