Lethrinus

Lethrinus
Orange-striped Emperor (L. obsoletus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Lethrinidae
Genus:	Lethrinus G. Cuvier, 1829
Type species
Sparus choerorynchus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
Synonyms
Schour Forsskål, 1775 (not available) Maina Gistel, 1848 Neolethrinus Castelnau, 1875 (uncertain) Lethrinella Fowler, 1904 Lethrinichthys D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1912

Lethrinus is a genus of emperors found from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Species

There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Lethrinus amboinensis Bleeker, 1854 (Ambon emperor)
• Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale, 1910 (Pacific yellowtail emperor)
• Lethrinus atlanticus Valenciennes, 1830 (Atlantic emperor)
• Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes, 1830 (Snubnose emperor)
• Lethrinus conchyliatus (J. L. B. Smith, 1959) (Redaxil emperor)
• Lethrinus crocineus J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Yellowtail emperor)
• Lethrinus enigmaticus J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Blackeye emperor)
• Lethrinus erythracanthus Valenciennes, 1830 (Orange-spotted emperor)
• Lethrinus erythropterus Valenciennes, 1830 (Longfin emperor)
• Lethrinus genivittatus Valenciennes, 1830 (Longspine emperor)
• Lethrinus haematopterus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 (Chinese emperor)
• Lethrinus harak (Forsskål, 1775) (Thumbprint emperor)
• Lethrinus laticaudis Alleyne & W. J. Macleay, 1877 (Grass emperor)
• Lethrinus lentjan (Lacépède, 1802) (Pink ear emperor)
• Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål, 1775) (Sky emperor)
• Lethrinus microdon Valenciennes, 1830 (Smalltooth emperor)
• Lethrinus miniatus (J. R. Forster, 1801) (Trumpet emperor)
• Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775) (Spangled emperor)
• Lethrinus obsoletus (Forsskål, 1775) (Orange-striped emperor)
• Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830 (Longface emperor)
• Lethrinus ornatus Valenciennes, 1830 (Ornate emperor)
• Lethrinus ravus K. E. Carpenter & J. E. Randall, 2003 (Drab emperor)
• Lethrinus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1830 (Red snout emperor)
• Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Torao Sato, 1978 (Spotcheek emperor)
• Lethrinus semicinctus Valenciennes, 1830 (Black blotch emperor)
• Lethrinus variegatus Valenciennes, 1830 (Slender emperor)
• Lethrinus xanthochilus Klunzinger, 1870 (Yellowlip emperor)

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