<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up redfish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> <P> Redfish is a common name for several species of fish . It is most commonly applied to certain deep - sea rockfish in the genus Sebastes, or the reef dwelling snappers in the genus Lutjanus . It is also applied to the slimeheads or roughies (family Trachichthyidae), and the alfonsinos (Berycidae). </P> <Table> Species known as "Redfish" <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Other common names </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia, UK </Td> <Td> Centroberyx affinis </Td> <Td> Redfish, eastern nannygai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> Lutjanus erythropterus </Td> <Td> Crimson snapper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> Lutjanus malabaricus </Td> <Td> Malabar blood snapper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> Lutjanus sebae </Td> <Td> Emperor red snapper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> Etelis oculatus </Td> <Td> Queen snapper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Sebastes mentella </Td> <Td> Deep - water redfish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> Lutjanus buccanella </Td> <Td> Blackfin snapper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> Lutjanus purpureus </Td> <Td> Southern red snapper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> Lutjanus synagris </Td> <Td> Lane snapper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> Rhomboplites aurorubens </Td> <Td> Vermillion snapper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> Oncorhynchus nerka </Td> <Td> Sockeye salmon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK / USA </Td> <Td> Sebastes fasciatus </Td> <Td> Acadian redfish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Lutjanus campechanus </Td> <Td> Red snapper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Sciaenops ocellatus </Td> <Td> Red drum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Sebastes norvegicus </Td> <Td> Ocean perch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Sebastes viviparus </Td> <Td> Norway redfish </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Other common names </Th> </Tr>

Is red fish the same as red snapper