Ruby snapper
Etelis carbunculus
- Usual depth183–397 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonOccasional
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About this species
Etelis carbunculus, the deep-water red snapper, ruby snapper, longtail snapper, or ehu, is a species of ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 37 records
- February: 91 records
- March: 45 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 33 records
- August: 42 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 26 records
- November: 25 records
- December: 20 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 183–397 m · Deepest record: 705.2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ruby snapper, deep-water red snapper, Deepwater Red Snapper, Deep-water red snapper, Deepwater red snapper, Ruby snapper, Deepwater Snapper, Jobfish, Long-tailed Snapper, Queen Snapper, Red Snapper, Ruby-colored Snapper Fish, ruby snapper, Ruby Snapper, Shorttailed ruby snapper, Snapper, Squirrelfish Snapper
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Schnapper
- Spanish
- Cachudo, pargo rubí, Salmonete de lo Alto
- Filipino
- Tikwi
- French
- Perche rouget, Vivaneau rouge, Vivaneau rubis
- Japanese
- Hachijoakamutsu, Hachijô-akamutsu, Hamadai, ハチジョウアカムツ
- Simplified Chinese
- 濱鯛, 紅肉鑽, 紅鑽魚, 紅雞仔, 红钻鱼, 红鸡仔
Other scientific names: Etelis carbonculus, Etelis marshi, Eteliscus marshi
Similar species
- Bowen's Red Snapper
Etelis boweni
Flame snapperEtelis coruscans
Pale Ruby SnapperEtelis radiosus
Small toothed jobfishAphareus furca
Green jobfishAprion virescens
Mangrove red snapperLutjanus argentimaculatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 542 open-data records from 1922 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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