Flame Snapper
Etelis coruscans
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
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. It is a valuable commercial species, and lives quite deep – typically from 90 to 400 m, . It is a long-lived species that grows and matures slowly. In Hawaiʻi the fish is widely known as onaga. When eaten, it has a mild flavour and pale pink flesh.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Lutjanidae
- Genus
- Etelis