Etelis coruscans

Etelis coruscans, commonly known as the longtail snapper or deep-water red snapper, is a species of snapper found in the Pacific and Indian oceans.^[2] It is a valuable commercial species, and lives quite deep – from 210 to 300 m (690 to 980 ft). It is a long-lived species that grows and matures slowly.^[3] In Hawai'i the fish is widely known as onaga. When eaten, it has a mild flavour and pale pink flesh. Onaga pictured top. ^[4]

Etelis coruscans
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Lutjanidae
Genus:	Etelis
Species:	E. coruscans
Binomial name
Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862