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If you are referring to Sciaenops ocellatus, a saltwater member of the family Sciaenidae, I believe the original common name (red drum) was too similar to the popular chant of Satan worshippers (redrum) which is murder spelled backwards. In order to make it a popular sportfish with sponsored televised tournaments it was given an easy less offensive name that stuck.......or maybe because it is a fish that's red.
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∙ 15y agoGiovanni Verrazzano described nearby Block Island as having the shape
of the Greek Island of Rhodes and early settlers adopted the name to the area.
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What are some types of fish that have the common name of 'Red Fish'?
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What is a food fish with red in the name?
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Name a novel based on religion?
one fish two fish red fish blue fish IDIOT!
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they are sumtimes named the colour that they are, for example 'the red food fish', or the 'green food fish'. Does this help ??
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What fish is red?
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