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Etelis (Snapper)

Synonyms: Elastoma; Erythrobussothen; Eteles

Wikipedia Abstract

Etelis is a genus of snappers mostly native to the Indian and Pacific oceans with one species (E. oculatus) native to the western Atlantic Ocean. The currently recognized species in this genus are: \n* Etelis carbunculus G. Cuvier, 1828 (deep-water red snapper) \n* Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862 (deepwater longtail red snapper) \n* Etelis oculatus (Valenciennes, 1828) (queen snapper) \n* Etelis radiosus W. D. Anderson, 1981 (pale snapper)
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Species

Etelis boweni
Etelis carbunculus (Squirrelfish snapper)
Etelis coruscans (Deepwater longtail red snapper)
Etelis oculatus (Satin)
Etelis radiosus (Pale ruby snapper)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0