Etelis coruscans
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| Etelis coruscans | |
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| Etelis coruscans (top) Aphareus rutilans (Bottom) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Lutjanidae |
| Genus: | Etelis |
| Species: | E. coruscans |
| Binomial name | |
| Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862 | |
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]
