(n) :
any of some 100 different species of
fish; the
fish Chrysophrys auratus, but usually the adult fish of that species, with the young instead called
cockney then
red bream then
squire, before reaching adulthood. (Reference: Australian Fish and How to Catch Them, Richard Allan, 1990, ISBN 1-86302-674-6, page 309. And Snapper entry in An Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 1966 )