WoRMS taxon details
Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes, 1830
212064 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212064)
accepted
Species
Lethrinus bungus Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
Description Found in sandy areas near reefs during daytime, sometimes in small groups. At night, they are solitary and range over...
Description Found in sandy areas near reefs during daytime, sometimes in small groups. At night, they are solitary and range over reef-flats and slopes where they feed primarily on echinoderms, molluscs and crustaceans (Ref. 2295). The taxonomy of this species has been considerably confused. Smith listed @L. mahsenoides@ as a jr synonym of @L. borbonicus@ (Ref. 6474). As first revisor, Smith's use of the name @L. borbonicus@ takes precedence. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212064 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
original description (of Lethrinus bungus Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
original description (of Lethrinus bungus Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in sandy areas near reefs during daytime, sometimes in small groups. At night, they are solitary and range over reef-flats and slopes where they feed primarily on echinoderms, molluscs and crustaceans (Ref. 2295). The taxonomy of this species has been considerably confused. Smith listed @L. mahsenoides@ as a jr synonym of @L. borbonicus@ (Ref. 6474). As first revisor, Smith's use of the name @L. borbonicus@ takes precedence. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | snubnose emperor | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (70 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus bungus Valenciennes, 1830)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethrinus borbonicus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus bungus Valenciennes, 1830)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus borbonicus FIN030548 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus borbonicus FIN030549 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus bungus Valenciennes, 1830)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethrinus borbonicus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus bungus Valenciennes, 1830)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus borbonicus FIN030548 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus borbonicus FIN030549 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
