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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Lutjanidae Snappers
Subfamily: Etelinae
Genus: Etelis

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 127 cm FL
Etelis carbunculus Cuvier, 1828

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Etelis carbunculus
[Deep-water red snapper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862

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Etelis coruscans
[Deepwater longtail red snapper]

Photo by Romine, J.G.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Etelis oculatus (Valenciennes, 1828)

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Etelis oculatus
[Queen snapper]

Photo by Luchavez, T.F.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm SL
Etelis radiosus Anderson, 1981

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Etelis radiosus
[Pale snapper]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Etelis carbunculus Deep-water red snapper Indo-Pacific 127 FL 1828
Etelis coruscans Deepwater longtail red snapper Indo-Pacific 120 TL 1862
Etelis oculatus Queen snapper Western Atlantic 100 TL 1828
Etelis radiosus Pale snapper Indo-Pacific 80 SL 1981



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