Queen snapper (Etelis oculatus)

Scientific name: Etelis oculatus Valenciennes, 1828

Queen snapper (Etelis oculatus)

The Queen snapper (Etelis oculatus) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Head small; eye large; snout short. Maxilla covered with small scales; lower jaw slightly projecting. Dorsal and anal fin bases without scales; caudal fin deeply forked. Scale rows on the back running parallel with the lateral line. Back and upper sides deep pink to red; lower sides and belly pink; fins pink except the spinous portion of the dorsal fin; entire caudal fin brilliant red.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etelis oculatus
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Common length
64.0
Depth range
100–450 m (328–1476 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 100 - 450 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda and North Carolina, USA, Gulf of Mexico southward through the Caribbean to Brazil; particularly abundant in the Bahamas and the Antilles (Anderson, pers. comm.).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.29-0.61)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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