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Red snapper
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Real-world info
Name: Pagrus major (red seabream) Family: Sparidae (seabreams and porgies)
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  鯛魚  Vivaneau  Pargo rojo  Kaiserschnapper  Rode snapper

The red snapper (タイ, Tai) is an uncommon fish introduced in Doubutsu no Mori+ and appearing in all subsequent games. It appears as a large shadow (medium in City Folk and New Leaf) in the sea all day long, all year long.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#38

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

DnM / iQue

DnM+

AC

DnMe+

Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Large
Selling price	3,000 Bells
Feng shui	Red
Furniture size

In Wild World

#45

"I caught a red snapper! Ooh, SNAP!"

Description	Their red color comes from their shrimp diet.
Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Peak times	Mar – Oct
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Large
Fish size	90 cm
Selling price	3,000 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#50

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

Description	These will eat almost anything and can live up to 20 years.
Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Medium
Fish size	About 36 in.
Selling price	3,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

In New Leaf, red snappers are used for the Fish Salad, Soup de Poisson and Red Snapper Poele recipes for the Harvest Festival.

#55

"I caught a red snapper! I just snapped it up!"

Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Peak times	Mar – Oct
Location	Sea Tortimer Island
Shadow size	Medium
Fish size	90 cm
Selling price	3,000 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

The red snapper is one of the 14 fish in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp that has been in the game since its release.

#4

Availability	Currently available (since October 25, 2017)
Location	Saltwater Shores
Shadow size	Medium
Size	75.1 cm – 104.8 cm
Rarity	★★
Selling price	100 Bells
Version added	0.9.0
Villager gift data	Tier: 2 (Uncommon) Rewards:  1,500 Bells Fortune cookie (20%) +3 Friendship points

In New Horizons

In New Horizons, a red snapper can be used as an ingredient for Franklin to cook the Fish Meunière dish on Turkey Day.

#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
Rarity	Uncommon
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  3,000 Bells  C.J.:  4,500 Bells
Furniture size

Use in cooking

Red snapper is used as a cooking ingredient in the cooking recipes for the following items:

Recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Item	Image	Type	Buy price	Available from	Materials
854	Pesce all'acqua pazza		Savory	Not for sale	Fishing	1× Red snapper 1× Tomato 1× Manila clam

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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, sea 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, sea 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 sea 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 sea tank in the northeastern room of the fish and sea creatures section.

In New Horizons

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"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 sea fish tank in the aquarium.

Fishing Tourney

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a red snapper, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk

"Cook red snapper in a trash-can lid and it would still taste amazing! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf

"You know, you really cannot go wrong with red snapper. Oh, hey, try throwing them in a casserole! I mean, I'm just gonna eat this raw, but it's something to think about when you're making dinner! YUM!"

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Real-world information

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.

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

Notes

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