Red snout emperor (Lethrinus reticulatus)

Scientific name: Lethrinus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1830

Red snout emperor (Lethrinus reticulatus)

The Red snout emperor (Lethrinus reticulatus) is a marine fish of the family Lethrinidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Chagos, West Thailand, Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines to Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Body color is olive gray or tan, often with scattered irregular black blotches. The head is brown or olive with an indistinct reddish band on the snout. The base of the pectoral fin, the upper edge of the operculum and sometimes the posterior edge of the preoperculum are red.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lethrinus reticulatus
Family
Lethrinidae (Emperors or scavengers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Chagos, West Thailand, Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines to Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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