Etelis
| Etelis | |
|---|---|
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| Etelis carbunculus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Lutjanidae |
| Genus: | Etelis G. Cuvier, 1828 |
| Type species | |
| Etelis carbunculus G. Cuvier, 1828 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.[1]
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Etelis carbunculus G. Cuvier, 1828 (deep-water red snapper)
- Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862 (deepwater longtail red snapper)
- Etelis oculatus (Valenciennes, 1828) (queen snapper)
- Etelis radiosus W. D. Anderson, 1981 (pale snapper)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Etelis in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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