WoRMS taxon details
Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869)
218489 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218489)
accepted
Species
Lutianus ehrenbergi (Peters, 1869) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutianus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869) · unaccepted
Lutjanus ehrenbergi (Peters, 1869) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutjanus ehrevbergi (Peters, 1869) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lutjanus oligolepis Bleeker, 1873 · unaccepted
Mesoprion ehrenbergii Peters, 1869 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mesoprion ehrenbergii Peters, 1869) Peters, W. (C. H.). (1869). Über neue oder weniger bekannte Fische des Berliner Zoologischen Museums. <em>Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869.</em> : 703-711. [details]
Description Inhabits coral reefs. Juveniles frequent inshore areas over sand, silt, or coral rubble bottoms, occasionally in...
Description Inhabits coral reefs. Juveniles frequent inshore areas over sand, silt, or coral rubble bottoms, occasionally in mangrove-lined streams and estuaries. Feeds on small fish and invertebrates (Ref. 5213). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218489 on 2025-06-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lutjanus oligolepis Bleeker, 1873) Bleeker, P. (1873). Mededeelingen omtrent eene herziening der Indisch-Archipelagische soorten van Epinephelus, Lutjanus, Dentex en verwante geslachten. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2).</em> v. 7: 40-46.
page(s): 43 [details]
original description (of Mesoprion ehrenbergii Peters, 1869) Peters, W. (C. H.). (1869). Über neue oder weniger bekannte Fische des Berliner Zoologischen Museums. <em>Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869.</em> : 703-711. [details]
basis of record MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [details]
page(s): 43 [details]
original description (of Mesoprion ehrenbergii Peters, 1869) Peters, W. (C. H.). (1869). Über neue oder weniger bekannte Fische des Berliner Zoologischen Museums. <em>Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869.</em> : 703-711. [details]
basis of record MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [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)
ERM. (1998). Fisheries resources and fishing operations in Hong Kong waters. Final report. Submitted to Agriculture & Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits coral reefs. Juveniles frequent inshore areas over sand, silt, or coral rubble bottoms, occasionally in mangrove-lined streams and estuaries. Feeds on small fish and invertebrates (Ref. 5213). [details]
To Barcode of Life (44 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lutianus ehrenbergi (Peters, 1869))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lutianus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus ehrenbergi (Peters, 1869))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus oligolepis Bleeker, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion ehrenbergii Peters, 1869)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lutjanus ehrenbergi (Peters, 1869))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus ehrenbergii)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869))
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus oligolepis Bleeker, 1873)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus ehrenbergi (Peters, 1869))
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion ehrenbergii Peters, 1869)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus ehrevbergi (Peters, 1869))
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus ehrenbergi (Peters, 1869))
To FishBase images (Lutjanus ehrenbergii, Egypt, by Greenfield, J.)
To GenBank (163 nucleotides; 147 proteins)
To GenBank (163 nucleotides; 147 proteins) (from synonym Lutianus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869))
To GenBank (163 nucleotides; 147 proteins) (from synonym Mesoprion ehrenbergii Peters, 1869)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus ehrenbergii FIN030654 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus ehrenbergii FIN030655 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lutianus ehrenbergi (Peters, 1869))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lutianus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus ehrenbergi (Peters, 1869))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus oligolepis Bleeker, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Mesoprion ehrenbergii Peters, 1869)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lutjanus ehrenbergi (Peters, 1869))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus ehrenbergii)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869))
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus oligolepis Bleeker, 1873)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus ehrenbergi (Peters, 1869))
To FishBase (from synonym Mesoprion ehrenbergii Peters, 1869)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus ehrevbergi (Peters, 1869))
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus ehrenbergi (Peters, 1869))
To FishBase images (Lutjanus ehrenbergii, Egypt, by Greenfield, J.)
To GenBank (163 nucleotides; 147 proteins)
To GenBank (163 nucleotides; 147 proteins) (from synonym Lutianus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869))
To GenBank (163 nucleotides; 147 proteins) (from synonym Mesoprion ehrenbergii Peters, 1869)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus ehrenbergii FIN030654 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus ehrenbergii FIN030655 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
