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queen snapper (Etelis oculatus)
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Lutjanidae

queen snapper

Etelis oculatus

Deep pink body red tail

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Large

queen snapper is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 100 cm.

Genus
Etelis
Maximum length
100 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda and North Carolina, USA, Gulf of Mexico southward through the Caribbean to Sau Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 55 ), including the Fernando do Noronha and Atol das Rocas Islands (Ref. 113956 ).
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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