Redspot Emperor, Lethrinus lentjan (Lacépède 1802)
Other Names: Pink Ear Emperor, Pink-eared Emperor, Purple-eared Emperor, Purple-headed Emperor, Red Spot Emperor
Redspot Emperors, Lethrinus lentjan, on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Source: Graham Edgar / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution
Summary:
Olive-green above, paler below, scales with whitish centres; posterior margin of gill cover and sometimes pectoral-fin base red; dorsal fin white with orange mottling and a reddish margin; caudal fin with orange to reddish mottling; pectoral fin whitish, yellowish or orange.
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Redspot Emperor, Lethrinus lentjan (Lacépède 1802)
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Meristic features: Dorsal fin X, 9; Anal fin III, 8; Pectoral fin 13; Lateral line scales 46-47. Body moderately deep, 35.7-38.5% of SL, dorsal profile above eye straight, cheek naked; inner surface of pectoral-fin base scaled or naked; 6 scale rows (including small scales beneath dorsal fin base) between lateral line and base of middle dorsal fin spine. |
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Dianne J. Bray |
Redspot Emperor, Lethrinus lentjan (Lacépède 1802)
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