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Etelis

Etelis
Etelis carbunculus JNC2427 (Lutjanidae).JPG
Etelis carbunculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Etelis
G. Cuvier, 1828
Type species
Etelis carbunculus
G. Cuvier, 1828
Synonyms
  • Elastoma Swainson, 1839
  • Hesperanthias R. T. Lowe, 1843
  • Macrops A. M. C. Duméril, 1856
  • Etelinus D. S. Jordan, 1911
  • Erythrobussothen A. E. Parr, 1933

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:


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