Lethrinus erythropterus

Longfin Emperor | Brown-headed Emperor | Masked Emperor | Mozambique Emperor | Tail-saddle Emperor
Lethrinus erythropterus
Lethrinus erythropterus, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Lethrinus erythropterus
Lethrinus erythropterus, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Lethrinus erythropterus
Lethrinus erythropterus, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Lethrinus erythropterus
Lethrinus erythropterus
Lethrinus erythropterus

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Reddish-brown stripe from eye to snout, reddish tinge on fins, red pectoral fin base, and sometimes broad red stripe from eye to upper tail base. May display bar patterning, especially at tail base. Markings can be rapidly 'turned on or off'.


Information

Max Size: 50 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 25.4-31.2°C

Depth: 2-25m

Habitat Generalization Index: 4.32

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Frequent (13.1% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Few (2 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland