Black blotch emperor (Lethrinus semicinctus)

Scientific name: Lethrinus semicinctus Valenciennes, 1830

Black blotch emperor (Lethrinus semicinctus)

The Black blotch emperor (Lethrinus semicinctus) is a marine fish of the family Lethrinidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Sri Lanka to the Marshall and Solomon islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Body is brown or tan, with scattered irregular small black blotches, a large oblong black blotch below soft-rayed portion of dorsal fin and bordering below the lateral line. The fins are pale or pinkish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lethrinus semicinctus
Family
Lethrinidae (Emperors or scavengers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
29.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka to the Marshall and Solomon islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.5-0.7)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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