Slender emperor (Lethrinus variegatus)

Scientific name: Lethrinus variegatus Valenciennes, 1830

Slender emperor (Lethrinus variegatus)

The Slender emperor (Lethrinus variegatus) is a marine fish of the family Lethrinidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Body is brown and gray (usually green, ), becoming lighter ventrally, with scattered irregular dark spots. Often there are two dark bands below the eye, one at the lower rim or the opercle and one at the corner of the mouth. The fins are generally light or translucent; the caudal fin is light and dark striped.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lethrinus variegatus
Family
Lethrinidae (Emperors or scavengers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
150 m (492 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range ? - 150 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Ryukyu Islands and New Caledonia. Recently reported from Tonga. Also reported from French Polynesian islands but this is a misidentification of Lethrinus rubrioperculatus.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=15)

Sources

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

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