Is rockfish the same as red snapper?

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Purchased commercially--at restaurants, grocers or seafood outlets--the various rockfish are sold under the name 'Pacific red snapper,' Wagner said. ... "All rockfish are in the same family and all have essentially the same taste," he said. "The real difference between them is the firmness of the fillet."21 Mar 1991.
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Purchased commercially--at restaurants, grocers or seafood outlets--the various rockfish are sold under the name 'Pacific red snapper,' Wagner said. ... "All rockfish are in the same family and all have essentially the same taste," he said. "The real difference between them is the firmness of the fillet."21 Mar 1991.
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