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Etelis

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:

  • 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)