''Etelis coruscans'',
commonly known as the longtail snapper or deep-water red snapper, is a species of
snapper found in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is a valuable commercial species, and lives quite deep – from . It is a long-lived species that grows and matures slowly. In Hawai'i the fish is widely known as onaga. When eaten, it has a mild flavour and pale pink flesh.
Onaga pictured top.
References
coruscans
Fish described in 1862
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