''Lethrinus'' is a
genus of
emperors 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:Lethrinus amboinensis
''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 ...
'' Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Lethrinus atkinsoni
''Lethrinus atkinsoni'' is a species of emperor fish described by Alvin Seale in 1910. It is commonly 30 to 35 cm long with a bluish-grey, yellowish, or tan in colour, and a white belly. This species is widespread throughout the west Pacifi ...
'' Seale, 1910 (Pacific yellowtail emperor)
* '' Lethrinus atlanticus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Atlantic emperor)
* ''Lethrinus borbonicus
''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 e ...
'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Snubnose emperor)
* ''Lethrinus conchyliatus
''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
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ex ...
, 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
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ex ...
, 1959 (Yellowtail emperor)
* ''Lethrinus enigmaticus
''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
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ex ...
, 1959 (Blackeye emperor)
* '' Lethrinus erythracanthus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Orange-spotted emperor)
* ''Lethrinus erythropterus
''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 ...
'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Longfin emperor)
* ''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 ...
'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Longspine emperor)
* ''Lethrinus haematopterus
''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 ...
'' Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 (Chinese emperor)
* ''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 ...
'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Thumbprint emperor)
* ''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 ...
'' Alleyne & W. J. Macleay, 1877 (Grass emperor)
* ''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 f ...
'' (Lacépède Lacepede can refer to:
* Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756–1825), French naturalist and politician.
* Lacepede Bay, a bay in South Australia.
* Lacépède, Lot-et-Garonne, a ''commune'' in France
* Lacepede Islands, a group of four islands in t ...
, 1802) (Pink ear emperor)
* ''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 o ...
'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Sky emperor)
* ''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 oliva ...
'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Smalltooth emperor)
* ''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 G ...
'' ( J. R. Forster, 1801) (Trumpet emperor)
* '' Lethrinus mitchelli'' G. R. Allen, Victor
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, 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
''Lethrinus nebulosus'' is a species of Lethrinidae, emperor fish. Common names include spangled emperor, green snapper, morwong, north-west snapper, sand bream, sand snapper, sixteen-pounder, Sharie, Sheri and yellow sweetlip.
Description
This ...
'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Spangled emperor)
* '' Lethrinus obsoletus'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Orange-striped emperor)
* ''Lethrinus olivaceus
''Lethrinus olivaceus'', common name longface emperor or long-nosed emperor, is a species of bony fishes belonging to the family Lethrinidae.
Description
''Lethrinus olivaceus'' can reach a length of about . This large lethrinid has a very lon ...
'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Longface emperor)
* '' Lethrinus ornatus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Ornate emperor)
* '' Lethrinus ravus'' K. E. Carpenter & J. E. Randall, 2003 (Drab emperor)
* '' Lethrinus reticulatus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Red snout emperor)
* ''Lethrinus rubrioperculatus
''Lethrinus rubrioperculatus'', common names the spotcheek emperor, red-eared emperor, red-ears, red-edged emperor, scarlet-cheek emperor, and spot cheek emperor, is a species of emperor fish.
Description
This species grows to and is brown or o ...
'' Torao Sato, 1978 (Spotcheek emperor)
* '' Lethrinus semicinctus'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Black blotch emperor)
* ''Lethrinus variegatus
''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 ...
'' Valenciennes, 1830 (Slender emperor)
* ''Lethrinus xanthochilus
''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 ...
'' Klunzinger, 1870 (Yellowlip emperor)
Gallery
File:Lethrinus variegatus JNC2077.JPG, ''Lethrinus variegatus
''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 ...
''
File:Lethrinus genivittatus JNC2640.JPG, ''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 ...
''
File:Lethrinus xanthochilus JNC1773.JPG, ''Lethrinus xanthochilus
''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 ...
''
File:Lethrinus ravus JNC1761 - MNHN 2006-1637.JPG, '' Lethrinus ravus''
References
Lethrinidae
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
Marine fish genera
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