Queen snapper

Queen snapper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Etelis
Species:
E. oculatus
Binomial name
Etelis oculatus
(Valenciennes, 1828)
Synonyms[2]
  • Serranus oculatus Valenciennes, 1828
  • Erythrobussothen gracilis Parr, 1933

The queen snapper (Etelis oculatus), also known as the night snapper or brim snapper, is a species of ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean, and is the only species in the genus Etelis found outside the Indo-Pacific region.

  1. ^ Lindeman, K.; Anderson, W.; Claro, R.; et al. (2020) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Etelis oculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T190309A181458617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T190309A181458617.en. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etelis oculatus". FishBase. February 2021 version.