Etelis coruscans

Etelis coruscans
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

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 (300 to 1,310 ft), (210 to 300 m (690 to 980 ft) in Hawaiʻi). 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.