The Australasian snapper, "misha fish",Pagrus auratus is a species of porgie found in coastal waters of New Zealand and northern Australia. Although it is almost universally known in these countries as snapper it does not belong to the Lutjanidae family. It is highly prized as an eating fish.

A large snapper caught off Frankston, Victoria in 1893.

Regional variation in naming

Western Australia: "dork fish" to distinguish it from other unrelated species.

New Zealand: snapper (or New Zealand snapper when there is need to distinguish from other species of snapper).

Australia: cocknies (young smaller than legal size); red bream or pinkies (legal size), squire or squirefish (when bigger), snapper (at full size).

Victoria: also Schnapper (ref: Schnapper Pt, Mornington).

South Australia: the name "ruggers" is often used for smaller fish of legal size

New Zealand Māori: tamure (adultfish), karati (juveniles).

Aboriginal people of the Port Jackson area in Australia: they called it wollamie (also spelt wollamai, and other variations).

European colonists there knew it as the "light horseman", for the resemblance of the fish's skull to the helmet of a light horseman.

Hawai'i: opakapaka or pink snapper.