Lethrinus obsoletus

Osteichthyes Lethrinidae Genus Lethrinus Lethrinus obsoletus

Orangestriped Emperor LWO

30.4 cm TL

Characteristic features:

Colour:

Body pale brownish with faint dark bars, orange stripe on lower sides.

Size:

Up to 50 cm TL.

Distribution:

Indo–West Pacific, in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Shallow coastal habitats and coral reefs, to 30 m depth.

Biology:

Feeds on crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught with traps, shore seines, gillnets handlines and trawls.

Similar species:

Lethrinus atkinsoni
Yellowtail emperor

Lethrinus atkinsoni differs in having longitudinal scale rows between lateral line and base of fifth dorsal-fin spine 4½ (vs. 5½)

to Lethrinus atkinsoni

Lethrinus ornatus
Ornate emperor

Lethrinus ornatus differs in having maxilla smooth, sometimes with a longitudinal ridge (vs. with a distinct knob); dorsal profile steep (vs. sloping) and posterior edge of opercle and preopercle bright red (vs. posterior edge of operculum dark brown).

to Lethrinus ornatus

External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species^TM