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Deepwater Longtail Red Snapper

Etelis coruscans

Classification

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).

Distribution

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United States of America · 26France · 2Mexico · 1