Lethrinus microdon

Osteichthyes Lethrinidae Genus Lethrinus Lethrinus microdon

Smalltooth Emperor LEN

31.5 cm TL

Characteristic features:

Colour:

Greyish brown with dark blotches on sides, 3 dark bars radiating from front of eye.

Size:

Up to 70 cm TL.

Distribution:

Indo–West Pacific, in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Near coral reefs, from 10 to 80 m depth.

Biology:

Feeds primarily on fishes, crustaceans, cephalopods and polycheates.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught with handlines, traps, gillnets and trawls.

Similar species:

Lethrinus amboinensis
Ambon emperor

Lethrinus amboinensis differs in having 3 dark streaks radiating forward from eye not usually present (vs. dark streaks radiating from eye usually present); inner surface of pectoral-fin base usually red (vs. never red).

to Lethrinus amboinensis

Lethrinus olivaceus
Longface emperor

Lethrinus olivaceus differs in having longitudinal scale rows between lateral line and base of middle dorsal-fin spines 5½ (vs. 4½).

to Lethrinus olivaceus

External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species^TM