Etelis coruscans

Etelis coruscans
Etelis coruscans (top)
Aphareus rutilans (Bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Etelis
Species:
E. coruscans
Binomial name
Etelis coruscans

Etelis coruscans is a species of snapper found in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It has many common names, including deepwater longtail red snapper, longtail snapper, and deep-water red snapper.[1][2][3] It is a valuable commercial species, and lives quite deep – typically from 90 to 400 m (300 to 1,310 ft),[1][2] (210 to 300 m (690 to 980 ft) in Hawaiʻi). It is a long-lived species that grows and matures slowly.[4] In Hawaiʻi the fish is widely known as onaga. When eaten, it has a mild flavour and pale pink flesh.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Russell, B.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Lawrence, A.; Carpenter, K.E.; Myers, R.; Thaman, R. (2016). "Etelis coruscans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T194382A2327142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T194382A2327142.en. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etelis coruscans". FishBase. April 2025 version.
  3. ^ "Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  4. ^ Reed, Erin M. (2021). Reproductive Characteristics of Longtailed Red Snapper (Onaga, Etelis coruscans) in the Main Hawaiian Islands (Report). NOAA Administrative Report H-21-02. doi:10.25923/GY4T-VX60.
  5. ^ "Onaga" (PDF). Hawaii Seafood Council.