WoRMS taxon details
Lethrinidae Bonaparte, 1831
Monotaxinae Akazaki, 1961 · unaccepted
Genus Gnathodentex Bleeker, 1873
Genus Gymnocranius Klunzinger, 1870
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 Letthrinus accepted as Lethrinus Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Gymnocranius Klunzinger, 1870
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 Letthrinus accepted as Lethrinus Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted > misspelling)
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. (2023). FishBase. Lethrinidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151458 on 2023-05-28
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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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basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
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]
