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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae Snappers
Subfamily: Etelinae
Genus: Etelis

(See list of species below)


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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

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Etelis carbunculus
[Deep-water red snapper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Etelis coruscans
[Deepwater longtail red snapper]

Photo by Romine, J.G.

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

Photo by Romine, J.G.
 
Etelis oculatus
[Queen snapper]

Photo by Luchavez, T.F.

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

Photo by Luchavez, T.F.
 
Etelis radiosus
[Pale snapper]
4 Species of Family Lutjanidae with Genus Etelis
(Snappers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1828 Etelis carbunculus Deep-water red snapper Indo-Pacific 127 FL
1862 Etelis coruscans Deepwater longtail red snapper Indo-Pacific 120 TL
1828 Etelis oculatus Queen snapper Western Atlantic 100 TL
1981 Etelis radiosus Pale snapper Indo-Pacific 80 SL



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