| Family: |
Lutjanidae (Snappers), subfamily: Etelinae |
| Max. size: |
50 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 110 - 550 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic: Straits of Florida, Bahamas, Greater Antilles and the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and Panama. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Interorbital space flat. Eye large. Snout short and blunt. Pectoral fins long reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Back and upper sides pink with a silvery sheen, grading to silvery ventrally; the fins are translucent to pink. |
| Biology: |
Adults are most commonly found in deeper waters of the shelf near the edge of the continental slope. They feed on small fishes and larger planktonic animals. Marketed fresh. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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