| Family: |
Lutjanidae (Snappers), subfamily: Etelinae |
| Max. size: |
57.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 209 - 319 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, western Saudi Arabia, Western Australia (Ningaloo Reef and Montebello, Seychelles, Christmas Island, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 24-24. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with an indistinct opercular spine which is fully covered by skin; black tip of upper lobe of caudal fin; steep and long snout, 10.8%-12.1% SL; eye small 7.8%-10.1% SL; cheek deep 5.2% SL; otolith relatively slender and complicated; caudal fin relatively long 29.2%-31.5% SL; deep fin concavity 18.9%-19.7% SL; strong genetic divergence at mitochondrial markers (cytb and COI); it has a much larger body size with fork length exceeding 115.0 cm FL (Ref. 123743). |
| Biology: |
Reported catch from the East Bank, American Samoa in 2016, weighed 31 kg and total length >1 m (Ref. 123743). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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