Etelis coruscans

{{Short description|Species of ray-finned fish}}

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| image = Fis01167 (28136581836).jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Russell, B. |author2=Smith-Vaniz, W.F. |author3=Lawrence, A. |author4=Carpenter, K.E. |author5=Myers, R. |author6=Thaman, R. |year=2016 |title=Etelis coruscans |volume=2016 |page=e.T194382A2327142 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T194382A2327142.en |access-date=17 September 2024}}

| genus = Etelis

| species = coruscans

| authority = Valenciennes, 1862

}}

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.{{GBIF |title=Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862 |id=2385135 |access-date=2024-09-17}} It is a valuable commercial species, and lives quite deep – from {{cvt|210|to|300|m}}. It is a long-lived species that grows and matures slowly.{{Cite journal |last=Reed |first=Erin M. |date=2021 |title=Reproductive Characteristics of Longtailed Red Snapper (Onaga, Etelis coruscans) in the Main Hawaiian Islands |url=https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/29493 |journal=NOAA Administrative Report H-21-02 |doi=10.25923/GY4T-VX60}} In Hawai'i the fish is widely known as onaga. When eaten, it has a mild flavour and pale pink flesh.

Onaga pictured top.

{{Cite web |title=Onaga |url=https://hawaii-seafood.org/uploads/species%20pdfs/13-Hawaii%20Long%20tail%20Red%20Snapper.pdf |website=Hawaii Seafood Council}}