Flame snapper
Etelis coruscans
- Usual depth180–343 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober and December
- How commonRare
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About this species
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, . 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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 18 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 23 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 180–343 m · Deepest record: 407.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Photos
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Names and classification
- English
- Flame snapper, Deepwater longtail red snapper, Deepwater longtail red snapper, Flame Snapper, Deepwater Snappers, flame snapper, Flame Snapper, Jobfish, Large-eyed Job-fish, Longtailed Red Snapper, Longtail Red Snapper, Red Snapper, ruby snapper, Snapper, Yellowstripe Snapper
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Pargo de llama
- Filipino
- Tikwi
- French
- Vivaneau flamme, Vivaneau la flamme
- Japanese
- Hamadai, ハマダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 紅魚, 絲尾紅鑽魚, 長尾濱鯛, 長尾鳥
Other scientific names: Etelis coruscan, Etelis evurus
Similar species
Ruby snapperEtelis carbunculus
- Bowen's Red Snapper
Etelis boweni
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).
- 231 open-data records from 1901 to 2024.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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