Etelis coruscans
Flame Snapper
As recorded: Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Lutjanidae
- Date
- August 4, 1985
- Locality
- Tahiti; Mahina; outside reef
- Island
- Tahiti
- Depth
- 350 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Etelis coruscans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.
2026-04-03
Wisma Merdeka, Kota Kinabalu, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) Henrik Bjerresø, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-23
(c) kyosapir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-31
Nanpu, Liwan, Guangzhou, Guangdong
no rights reserved
2025-03-22
Tafea, VU
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-09
950台灣台東縣台東市富岡港口
(c) teaddy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-15
Zhoushan, CN-ZJ, CN
(c) 虹, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Etelis coruscans. BPBM 31636. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36775296. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/31636.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36775296 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026