''Lethrinus'' is a
genus
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of
emperors
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother (empr ...
found from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean.
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Species
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1830 (Atlantic emperor)
* '' Lethrinus borbonicus'' Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1830 (Snubnose emperor)
* '' Lethrinus conchyliatus'' ( J. L. B. Smith, 1959) (Redaxil emperor)
* ''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 ...
'' J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Yellowtail emperor)
* '' Lethrinus enigmaticus'' J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Blackeye emperor)
* '' Lethrinus erythracanthus'' Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1830 (Orange-spotted emperor)
* '' Lethrinus erythropterus'' Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1830 (Longfin emperor)
* '' Lethrinus genivittatus'' Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1830 (Longspine emperor)
* '' Lethrinus haematopterus'' Temminck
Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director.
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& Schlegel
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, 1844 (Chinese emperor)
* '' Lethrinus harak'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Thumbprint emperor)
* '' Lethrinus laticaudis'' Alleyne & W. J. Macleay, 1877 (Grass emperor)
* '' Lethrinus lentjan'' ( Lacépède, 1802) (Pink ear emperor)
* '' Lethrinus mahsena'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Sky emperor)
* '' Lethrinus microdon'' Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1830 (Smalltooth emperor)
* '' Lethrinus miniatus'' ( J. R. Forster, 1801) (Trumpet emperor)
* '' Lethrinus mitchelli'' G. R. Allen, Victor
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& Erdmann, 2021[Allen, Gerald R., Victor, Benjamin C., & Erdmann, Mark. V. (2021). Lethrinus mitchelli, a new species of emperor fish (Teleostei: Lethrinidae) from Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 38, 66–77. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5172763.]
* '' Lethrinus nebulosus'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Spangled emperor)
* ''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 fis ...
'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Orange-striped emperor)
* '' Lethrinus olivaceus'' Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1830 (Longface emperor)
* '' Lethrinus ornatus'' Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1830 (Ornate emperor)
* '' Lethrinus ravus'' K. E. Carpenter & J. E. Randall, 2003 (Drab emperor)
* '' Lethrinus reticulatus'' Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1830 (Red snout emperor)
* '' Lethrinus rubrioperculatus'' Torao Sato, 1978 (Spotcheek emperor)
* '' Lethrinus semicinctus'' Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1830 (Black blotch emperor)
* '' Lethrinus variegatus'' Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1830 (Slender emperor)
* '' Lethrinus xanthochilus'' Klunzinger, 1870 (Yellowlip emperor)
Gallery
File:Lethrinus variegatus JNC2077.JPG, '' Lethrinus variegatus''
File:Lethrinus genivittatus JNC2640.JPG, '' Lethrinus genivittatus''
File:Lethrinus xanthochilus JNC1773.JPG, '' Lethrinus xanthochilus''
File:Lethrinus ravus JNC1761 - MNHN 2006-1637.JPG, '' Lethrinus ravus''
References
Lethrinidae
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
Marine fish genera
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