(AP) -- Scientists recommend that you think twice before spending $15 for a red snapper filet the size of an index card. A new genetics study suggests a poor ocean cousin might be masquerading as its upscale relative on your dinner plate.

Research at the University of North Carolina shows more than three-quarters of "red snapper" samples from eight states turned out to be different species -- vermillion snapper or lane snapper -- in violation of federal law. Red snapper is increasingly rare and it usually fetches a premium price compared to other reef fish.

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