WoRMS taxon details
Lethrinidae Bonaparte, 1831
Monotaxinae Akazaki, 1961 · unaccepted
- Genus Gnathodentex Bleeker, 1873
- Genus Gymnocranius Klunzinger, 1870
- Subfamily Lethrininae
- Genus Lethrinus Cuvier, 1829
- Genus Monotaxis Anonymous [Bennett], 1830
- Genus Wattsia Chan & Chilvers, 1974
- Genus Gymnocranium accepted as Gymnocranius Klunzinger, 1870 (misspelling)
- Genus Letherinus accepted as Lethrinus Cuvier, 1829 (misspelling)
- Genus Lethrinella Fowler, 1904 accepted as Lethrinus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
- Genus Letthrinus accepted as Lethrinus Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subfamily Monotaxinae Akazaki, 1961 accepted as Lethrinidae Bonaparte, 1831
- Genus Paradentex Bleeker, 1872 accepted as Gymnocranius Klunzinger, 1870
- Genus Sphaerodon Rüppell, 1838 accepted as Monotaxis Anonymous [Bennett], 1830
- Genus Pentapus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Pentapodus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (synonym)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific (only Lethrinus atlanticus occurs in the Atlantic, off West Africa)....
Description Distribution: Tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific (only Lethrinus atlanticus occurs in the Atlantic, off West Africa). Lethrinids are bottom-feeding, carnivorous, coastal fishes, ranging primarily on or near reefs. Lethrinids can be solitary or schooling and do not appear to be territorial. They often form large aggregations while spawning. Protogynous hermaphroditism (sex reversal from female to male) has been demonstrated in several species of Lethrinus. Dorsal fin with 10 spines and 9-10 soft rays. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 8-10. Accessory subpelvic keel absent. Subocular shelf small. All but the smallest emperors are esteemed food fishes, although an iodoform odor is attributed to individuals of some species when cooked. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lethrinidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151458 on 2025-05-12
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Distribution: Tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific (only Lethrinus atlanticus occurs in the Atlantic, off West Africa). Lethrinids are bottom-feeding, carnivorous, coastal fishes, ranging primarily on or near reefs. Lethrinids can be solitary or schooling and do not appear to be territorial. They often form large aggregations while spawning. Protogynous hermaphroditism (sex reversal from female to male) has been demonstrated in several species of Lethrinus. Dorsal fin with 10 spines and 9-10 soft rays. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 8-10. Accessory subpelvic keel absent. Subocular shelf small. All but the smallest emperors are esteemed food fishes, although an iodoform odor is attributed to individuals of some species when cooked. [details]
