WoRMS taxon details
Lethrinus variegatus Valenciennes, 1830
212076 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212076)
accepted
Species
Lethrinella variegata (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted
Lethrinella variegatus (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted
Lethrinus latifrons Rüppell, 1838 · unaccepted
Lethrinus variagatus Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lethrinus variegates Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted (misspelling)
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 Inhabits sandy and weedy areas near coral reefs. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates.
Description Inhabits sandy and weedy areas near coral reefs. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lethrinus variegatus Valenciennes, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212076 on 2025-05-02
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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]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits sandy and weedy areas near coral reefs. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates. [details]Remark In Cuvier & Valenciennes. [details]
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus latifrons Rüppell, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethrinus variegatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinella variegatus (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus variagatus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus variegates Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinella variegata (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus latifrons Rüppell, 1838)
To FishBase images (Lethrinus variegatus, Papua New Guinea, by Kuiter, R.H.)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Lethrinella variegata (Valenciennes, 1830))
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Lethrinella variegatus (Valenciennes, 1830))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus variegatus FIN030601 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus variegatus FIN030602 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus latifrons Rüppell, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethrinus variegatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinella variegatus (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus variagatus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus variegates Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinella variegata (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus latifrons Rüppell, 1838)
To FishBase images (Lethrinus variegatus, Papua New Guinea, by Kuiter, R.H.)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Lethrinella variegata (Valenciennes, 1830))
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Lethrinella variegatus (Valenciennes, 1830))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus variegatus FIN030601 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus variegatus FIN030602 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
