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The Australasian snapper or silver seabream, ''Pagrus auratus'', is a species of porgie found in coastal waters of Australia , Philippines, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Japan and New Zealand its distribution areas in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are disjunct. Although it is almost universally known in Australian and New Zealand as snapper, it does not belong to the Lutjanidae family of snappers. It is highly prized as an eating fish. The taxonomic status of this species is being debated, and it may be referred to as either ''Pagrus auratus'' or ''Chrysophrys auratus''.〔〔 ==Regional variation in naming== Australia: cocknies (young smaller than legal size), red bream or pinkies (legal size), squire or squirefish (when bigger), snapper (at full size) Western Australia: "pink snapper" to distinguish it from unrelated species Victoria: also schnapper (ref: Schnapper Point, Mornington) South Australia: the name "ruggers" is often used for smaller fish of legal size Aboriginal people of the Port Jackson area in Australia: they called it ''wollamie''〔''Australian Aboriginal Words in English'', R. M. W. Dixon, Oxford University Press, 1990, ISBN 0-19-553099-3〕 (also spelt ''wollamai'', and other variations). European colonists there knew it as the "light horseman", for the resemblance of the fish's skull to the helmet of a light horseman.〔, entry for 3 May 1802〕 New Zealand: snapper (or New Zealand snapper when there is need to distinguish from other species of snapper). New Zealand Māori: ''tamure'' (adult fish), ''karati'' (juveniles)〔''Snapper, New Zealand's Greatest Fish, Te Ika Rangatira o Aotearoa'', Sam Mossman, AUT Media, 2008, ISBN 978-0-9582829-6-3〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australasian snapper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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