Snubnose emperor (Lethrinus borbonicus)

Scientific name: Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes, 1830

Snubnose emperor (Lethrinus borbonicus)

The Snubnose emperor (Lethrinus borbonicus) is a marine fish of the family Lethrinidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to R?union. Reports of this species elsewhere are probably due to misidentification.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. The inner surface of the pectoral fin base is densely scaled; posterior angle of the operculum is fully scaled; cheeks without scales. Color of body is dark gray or yellow-brown, head is brown-gray. The centers of scales are lighter. Sometimes there is an irregular pattern of broken dusky bars becoming whitish on the lower part of the body. The pectoral and pelvic fins are white of pinkish. The dorsal and anal fins are mottled white or yellowish with reddish edge. The caudal fin has indistinct reddish bands.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lethrinus borbonicus
Family
Lethrinidae (Emperors or scavengers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
40 m (131 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range ? - 40 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to R?union. Reports of this species elsewhere are probably due to misidentification.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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