Queen snapper

Queen snapper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Etelis
Species: E. oculatus
Valenciennes, 1828
Binomial name
Etelis oculatus
Valenciennes, 1828

The queen snapper, Etelis oculatus, is a genus of snapper native to east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea. It is the only species of Etelis not native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

The species lives and is caught at depths of about 300 to 400 ft. The queen snapper is bright red on its upper and lower sides with large and yellow eyes. The size averages at about 21 in. and weighs about 3 to 5 pounds. The world record is 11 pounds and 11 ounces. It has silvery sides and a deeply forked red tail that continues to lengthen as the fish grows.

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