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Lethrinus Crocineus
''Lethrinus'' is a genus of emperors found from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus: * '' Lethrinus amboinensis'' Bleeker, 1854 (Ambon emperor) * '' Lethrinus atkinsoni'' Seale, 1910 (Pacific yellowtail emperor) * '' Lethrinus atlanticus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Atlantic emperor) * '' Lethrinus borbonicus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Snubnose emperor) * '' Lethrinus conchyliatus'' ( J. L. B. Smith, 1959) (Redaxil emperor) * '' Lethrinus crocineus'' J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Yellowtail emperor) * '' Lethrinus enigmaticus'' J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Blackeye emperor) * '' Lethrinus erythracanthus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Orange-spotted emperor) * '' Lethrinus erythropterus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Longfin emperor) * '' Lethrinus genivittatus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Longspine emperor) * '' Lethrinus haematopterus'' Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 (Chinese emperor) * '' Lethrinus harak'' ( Forsskål, 177 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethrinus Obsoletus
''Lethrinus obsoletus'', the orange-striped emperor, is a species of bony fish in the family Lethrinidae The Lethrinidae are a family of fishes in the order Perciformes commonly known as emperors, emperor breams, and pigface breams. These fish are found in tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and ''Lethrinus atlanticus'' is also found .... References External links * * Lethrinidae Fish described in 1775 Taxa named by Peter Forsskål {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethrinus Genivittatus
''Lethrinus'' is a genus of emperors found from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus: * '' Lethrinus amboinensis'' Bleeker, 1854 (Ambon emperor) * '' Lethrinus atkinsoni'' Seale, 1910 (Pacific yellowtail emperor) * '' Lethrinus atlanticus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Atlantic emperor) * '' Lethrinus borbonicus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Snubnose emperor) * '' Lethrinus conchyliatus'' ( J. L. B. Smith, 1959) (Redaxil emperor) * ''Lethrinus crocineus'' J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Yellowtail emperor) * '' Lethrinus enigmaticus'' J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Blackeye emperor) * '' Lethrinus erythracanthus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Orange-spotted emperor) * '' Lethrinus erythropterus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Longfin emperor) * '' Lethrinus genivittatus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Longspine emperor) * '' Lethrinus haematopterus'' Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 (Chinese emperor) * '' Lethrinus harak'' ( Forsskål, 1775 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethrinus Miniatus
''Lethrinus miniatus'', the sweetlip emperor, sweetlip swoose or trumpet emperor, is a fish of the family Lethrinidae. It can be found on coral reefs and moderately warm waters in the Western Pacific Ocean, although its primary habitat is the Great Barrier Reef. It can also be found in the coastal regions in the centre of Western Australia. Growing up to in length and 9.6 kg (21.2 lbs), it is light grey in colour and has small black scale centres dotted around its body. Its first dorsal (on the back or top of the fish) fin is red, before changing towards the tail to a darker colour. The area around the base of its pectoral fins (on the chest behind the head) is red or orange. The area around its eyes, the corner of its mouth and on parts of the fins on the bottom can also be red or orange. Sweetlip emperors are carnivorous predators in the reef; however, their main prey are small crustaceans such as crabs, as well as sand dollars and small fish. They also eat most other organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethrinus Microdon
''Lethrinus microdon'' is a species of emperor fish. It is a marine fish, bluish-grey or brown in colour with pale or somewhat orange fins. This species is reef-associated and is often found in small schools, occasionally with '' Lethrinus olivaceus'' at depths of 10 to 80 metres. It is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific and other waters. This species is caught commercially and is considered to be an excellent food fish. Common names Common names include the following, or variants thereof: * Smalltooth emperorftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/t0242e/T0242E10.pdf * Longface emperor * Longnosed emperor * Pigface bream Description This species is bluish-grey or brown in colour with pale or somewhat orange fins, and has a moderately long snout. It commonly has dark, scattered, irregular blotches on its sides. Some specimens have three streaks of dark colouration radiating away from the eye toward the snout. It is a relatively elongate fish and grows to a maximum length of approxim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethrinus Mahsena
''Lethrinus mahsena'', common names the sky emperor, mahsena emperor, and cutthroat emperor, is a species of emperor fish. It grows to 65 cm in length, but is commonly found at 35 to 45 cm. This fish may be yellow to greenish-blue or olive-grey, becoming paler toward the belly. It is a non-migratory, reef-associated fish that has a high commercial value. Description The body of this species may be yellow to greenish-blue or olive-grey, becoming paler toward the belly. It commonly has nine to ten vertical bars of colour that are yellow-green or brown and a horizontal yellow stripe lattice pattern. The base of the scales may be dark or even black. At the base of the pectoral fins, there is a red bar.ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/t0242e/T0242E10.pdf It grows to a maximum length of 65 cm, but is commonly found at 35 to 45 cm. The head is purplish-grey, occasionally with a red patch on the nape. It has a moderately short snout. The lips are a strong red colour. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Germain Étienne De La Ville, Comte De Lacépède
Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced by the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174). Bernard is the second most common surname in France. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221), 2.7% of Burundi (1:894), 1.9% of Belgium (1:1,500), 1.6% of Rwanda (1:1,745), 1.2% of Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethrinus Lentjan
''Lethrinus lentjan'' is a species of emperor fish. It has a distinctive blood-red colouration around the margin of the gill covers. It is widespread around the Indo-West Pacific, and is reef-associated. This species is fished commercially and for sport. Common names ''Lethrinus lentjan'' has numerous common names, including: *pig-face bream *pink ear emperor *pink-eared emperor *purple-eared emperor *purple-headed emperor *red spot emperor *redspot emperor Description This is a large species, growing to approximately 50 cm in length. however specimens in the intertidal zone may be around 15 cm. The body is olive-green, becoming paler toward the belly. The scales are large and in a diamond pattern. There is a blood-red colouration around the margin of gill covers, and often at the base of the pectoral fins as well. The dorsal fin is white has a reddish margin. Both the caudal and dorsal fins have orange mottling. The pectoral fin may be pale orange, whitish or yello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William John Macleay
Sir William John Macleay (13 June 1820 – 7 December 1891) was a Scottish- Australian politician, naturalist, zoologist, and herpetologist. Early life Macleay was born at Wick, Caithness, Scotland, second son of Kenneth Macleay of Keiss and his wife Barbara, ''née'' Horne. Macleay was educated at the Edinburgh Academy 1834–36 and then to studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh; but when he was 18 years old his widowed mother died, and he decided to go to Australia with his cousin, William Sharp MacLeay. They arrived at Sydney in March 1839 on HMS ''Royal George''. William Macleay took up land at first near Goulburn, and afterwards on the Murrumbidgee River. He is noted as the last of the naturalists in a family active in this field; his uncle was Alexander Macleay, Colonial Secretary of New South Wales from 1826 to 1836, and a member and fellow of societies concerned with the flora and fauna of the empire's colonies. Political career On 1 March 1855 Macleay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haynes Gibbes Alleyne
Hayes Gibbes Alleyne (born Saint James, Barbados 14 October 1813, died Sydney, 9 September 1882) was a physician and zoologist who practised in Australia and who is well known for his studies on the fishes of Australia. Alleyne was born on 14 October 1813 in Saint James on Barbados, his father was John Gay Alleyne, a plantation owner, and his mother was Johanna Bishop, a granddaughter of General Fitzroy Maclean. Alleyne is known to have studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh but he left there for New South Wales, arriving in April 1839. He seems to have taken part in a cattle farming venture with a cousin but this failed and after he was declared insolvent in 1844 he then left Australia. He was originally headed for the Marquesas but changed his mind and disembarked in New Zealand where he took up a military commission and fought in the Hone Heke War. In this conflict he distinguished himself for both gallantry and medical skill. He returned to Edinburgh where he com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethrinus Laticaudis
''Lethrinus laticaudis'', the grass emperor, is a species of emperor native to the western Pacific Ocean where they occur on coral reefs at depths of from . Juveniles inhabit beds of sea grass and also in mangrove swamps. It can reach a length of TL though most do not exceed . This species is commercially important and is also popular as a game fish Game fish, sport fish or quarry refer to popular fish pursued by recreational anglers, and can be freshwater or saltwater fish. Game fish can be eaten after being caught, or released after capture. Some game fish are also targeted commercial .... Grass emperors are browny-grey with darker brown blotches and streaks along their sides. They have olive cheeks covered with white speckles, their pectoral fins are tinged with blue, and all other fins are tinged with pink. They also have fine blue lines radiating from their eyes, with some crossing the snout. References Lethrinidae Fish described in 1877 {{Percifor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Forsskål
Peter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl (11 January 1732 – 11 July 1763) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish explorer, orientalist, naturalist, and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. Early life Forsskål was born in Helsinki, now in Finland but then a part of Sweden, where his father, Finnish priest , was serving as a Lutheran clergyman, but the family migrated to Sweden in 1741 when the father was appointed to the parish of Tegelsmora in Uppland and the archdiocese of Uppsala The Archdiocese of Uppsala ( sv, Uppsala ärkestift) is one of the thirteen dioceses of the Church of Sweden and the only one having the status of an archdiocese. Lutheran archdiocese Uppsala is the seat of the Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala. T .... As was common at the time, he enrolled at Uppsala University at a young age in 1742, but returned home for some time and, after studies on his own, rematriculated in Uppsala in 1751, where he comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethrinus Harak
''Lethrinus harak'', common names the thumbprint emperor and blackspot emperor, is a species of emperor fish. Description This species is olive-green in colour, becoming paler toward the belly. It can grow to a maximum length of 50 cm but is commonly found at 30 cm. There is a characteristic large blotch on the sides. It is dark and elliptical, located directly under the lateral line. This blotch often has a yellow edge. There are occasionally pale blue dots around each nostril and bordering the lower rim of the eyes. The caudal fin is reddish or orange in colour. The pelvic, dorsal, and pectoral fins are all pinkish to white. The mouth is somewhat protractile with thick lips. Distribution ''Lethrinus harak'' has been recorded from East Africa to Samoa, as far north as the southern waters of Japan, down to the northeastern parts of Australia in the south. It is also known to live in the Red Sea. Habitat This fish lives in depths of up to 20 metres in areas with sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |