Animal Species:Sweetlip Emperor, Lethrinus miniatus (Forster, 1801)
The Sweetlip Emperor is greyish with black scale centres. The first dorsal fin is red. The pectoral fin base and the area around the eye are red-orange. Dark bars are sometimes present on the sides of the body.
Identification
The Sweetlip Emperor is greyish with black scale centres. The first dorsal fin is red. The pectoral fin base and the area around the eye are red-orange. Dark bars are sometimes present on the sides of the body.
Size range
The species grows to 90 cm in length.
Distribution
It occurs in the Western Pacific.
In Australia it is known from the central coast of Western Australia and from Torres Strait, Queensland south to the central coast of New South Wales.
Habitat
It is found on coral reefs and some temperate waters.
Classification
- Species:
- miniatus
- Genus:
- Lethrinus
- Family:
- Lethrinidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
References
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Allen, G.R. & R. Swainston. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 201.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
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