''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 ''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 ...

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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 ...

, 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 ...

, 1959 (Blackeye emperor) * ''

Lethrinus erythracanthus ''Lethrinus erythracanthus'', common names the orange-spotted emperor, orangefin emperor, and yellow-spotted emperor, is a species of emperor fish. Description ''Lethrinus erythracanthus'' is the largest of the 27 species in the genus ''Lethri ...

'' 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 ...

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, 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 ''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 ...

'' G. R. Allen,

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, 2021Allen, 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 ''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 ...

'' 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

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'' File:Lethrinus xanthochilus JNC1773.JPG, ''

'' File:Lethrinus ravus JNC1761 - MNHN 2006-1637.JPG, ''

References

Lethrinidae Taxa named by Georges Cuvier Marine fish genera {{Perciformes-stub