Red Drum Fish - Scientific Illustration & Identification Guide #232552 (License: Personal Use)

The red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), also called channel bass or redfish, is a prized saltwater game fish native to the western Atlantic. Its body displays a gradient from coppery-brown dorsally to silvery-white ventrally, with a prominent black spot near the base of the tail-thought to confuse predators. The illustration captures fine anatomical details including spiny dorsal fin, large eye, and slightly protruding lower jaw.

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