WoRMS taxon details
Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862
212544 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212544)
accepted
Species
Etelis coruscan Valenciennes, 1862 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Etelis evurus Jordan & Evermann, 1903 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Valenciennes, A. (1862). Description de quelques espèces nouvelles de poissons envoyées de Bourbon par M. Morel, directeur du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de cette île. <em>Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences.</em> v. 54: 1165-1170; (suite) 1201-1207. [details]
Description Inhabits rocky bottoms. Feeds on small fish, squid and crustaceans. Considered an important food fish in some areas....
Description Inhabits rocky bottoms. Feeds on small fish, squid and crustaceans. Considered an important food fish in some areas. Marketed fresh and frozen (Ref. 9987). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212544 on 2025-10-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Valenciennes, A. (1862). Description de quelques espèces nouvelles de poissons envoyées de Bourbon par M. Morel, directeur du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de cette île. <em>Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences.</em> v. 54: 1165-1170; (suite) 1201-1207. [details]
original description (of Etelis evurus Jordan & Evermann, 1903) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann B. W. (1903). Descriptions of new genera and species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 22 (1902): 161-208. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Etelis evurus Jordan & Evermann, 1903) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann B. W. (1903). Descriptions of new genera and species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 22 (1902): 161-208. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
ERM. (1998). Fisheries resources and fishing operations in Hong Kong waters. Final report. Submitted to Agriculture & Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits rocky bottoms. Feeds on small fish, squid and crustaceans. Considered an important food fish in some areas. Marketed fresh and frozen (Ref. 9987). [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (32 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Etelis evurus Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Etelis coruscans)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Etelis evurus Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To GenBank (525 nucleotides; 477 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Etelis coruscans FIN030626 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Etelis coruscans FIN030627 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Etelis evurus P10605 illustration) (from synonym Etelis evurus Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Etelis evurus Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Etelis coruscans)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Etelis evurus Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To GenBank (525 nucleotides; 477 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Etelis coruscans FIN030626 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Etelis coruscans FIN030627 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Etelis evurus P10605 illustration) (from synonym Etelis evurus Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
