Light red etelis [1] ( lat. Etelis radiosus ) is a species of ray-finned snapper (Lutjanidae) fish . Distributed in the Indo-Pacific region . The maximum body length is 80 cm. Marine bent-pelagic fish. Have commercial value.
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Description
The body is elongated, spindle-shaped, somewhat compressed from the sides, covered with scales of medium size. The rows of scales on the back are parallel to the lateral line. In the lateral line 50-51 scales. The head is small with big eyes. Snout is short, somewhat longer than the diameter of the eye. The upper jaw is covered with scales, but without longitudinal ridges; its posterior margin reaches the vertical, passing through the middle of the orbit of the eye. The lower jaw protrudes slightly forward. The teeth on the jaws are small, conical in shape, there are several canine teeth in front; there are teeth on the palate; on the vomer, the teeth are arcuate, with no back process in the middle part. The interorbital space is flat. The nostrils on each side of the head are close together. On the first branchial arch, 32–36 gill stamens , including 20–22 on the lower half. The dorsal fin is solid, but there is a noticeable notch between the barbed and soft parts. In the barbed part there are 10 hard rays, and in the soft part there are 11 soft rays. Scales on dorsal and anal fins absent. In anal fin 3 hard and 8 soft rays. The last soft ray in the dorsal and anal fins is slightly elongated. The pectoral fins are elongated, but somewhat shorter than the length of the head, with 16 soft rays. The tail fin is sickle-shaped [2] [3] [4] .
General body color is red, with a lighter belly [3] [4] .
The maximum body length is 80 cm, usually up to 50 cm [5] .
Habitat and habitat
Distributed in the Indo-Pacific region from Sri Lanka to Samoa and from the Ryukyu Islands to Australia and New Caledonia . They live above rocky soils at a depth of 90 to 360 m. They feed mainly on fish [2] [3] [6] .
Human interaction
Light red etelis is a commercial species in some regions. Catch bottom rods . Implemented fresh [2] . The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assigned the protection status “Causes the least concern” to this species [7] .
Notes
- ↑ Reshetnikov Yu. S. , Kotlyar A. N. , Russ T. S. , Shatunovsky M. I. Pyatiazychny dictionary of animal names. Fish. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V.E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. laz., 1989. - p. 266. - 12 500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00237-0 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Allen, 1985 , p. 29-30.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Anderson, Allen, 2001 , p. 2859.
- 2 1 2 Pale Ruby Snapper, Etelis radiosus Anderson 1981 . Fishes of Australia . (Checked March 31, 2019)
- ↑ Etelis radiosus (English) in FishBase database. (Checked April 1, 2019)
- ↑ Martinez-Andrade, 2003 , p. 95
- ↑ Etelis radiosus (English) . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . (Checked March 31, 2019)
Literature
- WD Anderson, Jr. and GR Allen. LUTJANIDAE Snappers (jobfishes) // FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Bony Fishes Part 3 Carpenter, KE; Niem, VH (eds). - Rome: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, 2001. - p. 2840-2918. - 2791—3380 p. - ISBN 92-5-104587-9 .
- Allen GR FAO species catalog. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalog of lutjanid species known to date. - Rome: FAO, 1985. - Vol. 6. - 208 p. - ISBN 92-5-102321-2 .
- Martinez-Andrade, F. A comparison of snappers (Pisces: Lutjanidae) . - PhD Thesis. - Louisiana State University, 2003. - 194 p.
- Anderson, WD, Jr. A new species of Indo-West Pacific Etelis (Pisces: Lutjanidae), with comments on other species of the genus // Copeia. - 1981. - Vol. 1081, No. 4 . - P. 820-825. - DOI : 10.2307 / 1444183 .
Links
- View of Etelis radiosus (Eng.) In the World Register of Marine Species . (Checked April 1, 2019)