Etelis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lutjanidae, the snappers.

[4] The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3] Etelis snappers are medium sized Lutjanids with slender, fusiform bodies.

The jaws are equipped with small, conical teeth, the outer row being the largest and they have 1 or 2 pairs of enlarged canines at their front.

These snappers are coloured in a variety of red or pink shades changing to silvery or whitish on lower flanks and abdomen.

[6] Etelis species are important in many areas as food fish, especially among the archipelagos of the Indian and West Pacific Oceans.