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Etelis radiosus

Palu Ave (PK)

Scarlet Snapper

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Scarlet Snapper, Pale Snapper; French Vivaneau Écarlate

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Palu Ave?? (PK)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Sri Lanka - Samoa - Cooks; n. to s.Japan; s. to New Caledonia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Marine, pelagic, 100-350m

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Food fish

KEY FEATURES: To 80cmSL.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
P
P

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Scientific Taxonomy

Etelis radiosus Anderson, 1981
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Percoidei; Percoidea; LUTJANIDAE, Etelinae

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: catches reported by J.Dashwood (Sims88). Tongareva: Photo large specimen (files MMR Raro, Sims88). Pukapuka: informant reports at NBSAP meeting, 2/2004.

References:
plate 41-04 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....

Data Update History (information):
zB02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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