Scientific Name	Etelis coruscans   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Valenciennes, 1862	Depth	100 - 400M
Chinese	長尾濱鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	笛鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F370　Lutjanidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	絲尾紅鑽魚
Max Length	120 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	長尾鳥、紅魚、紅尾鳥(澎湖)、紅嘴針（東港）
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Reunion
Synonyms	Etelis carbunculus, Etelis evurus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055485. ASIZP0070976. ASIZP0070980. ASIZP0071089. ASIZP0071095. ASIZP0073073. ASIZP0073074. ASIZP0804225. ASIZP0804226. ASIZP0804227. ASIZP0804228. ASIZP0805896. ASIZP0914225. ASIZP0914226. ASIZP0914227. ASIZP0914228. ASIZP0915896. FRIP21866. NTUM06801. NTUM07538.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Ruby snapper; Snapper; Yellowstripe snapper; Deepwater snappers; Longtailed red snapper; Longtail red snapper; Flame snapper; Jobfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body slender and elongate. Head small, eye large; snout short (shorter than eye diameter); interorbital space flat; lower jaw slightly projecting; maxilla covered with small scales; both jaws with bands of small teeth, those in the outer series better developed and more widely spaced, a few anterior teeth in upper jaw canine-like; vomerine tooth patch narrowly V-shaped; gill rakers on lower limb of gill first arch (including rudiments) 15 to 18. Dorsal fin with X spines and 11 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 soft rays; pectoral fins with 15 or 16 rays; dorsal and anal fin bases scaleless; caudal fin deeply forked; upper caudal lobe becoming greatly elongate with increased growth. Scale rows on back parallel with lateral line. Colour: back and upper sides deep pink to red; lower sides and belly pink; fins pink to red.
habitats	Inhabits rocky bottoms. Feeds on small fishes, squids and crustaceans.
Distribution	Widely distributed in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean from the Hawaiian Islands to East Africa, and from Australia northward to southern Japan. It is found in eastern and southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Considered an important food fish in some areas. Marketed fresh and frozen. Highly valued for the quality of its flesh.