WoRMS taxon details
Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830
212069 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212069)
accepted
Species
Lethrinus longirostris Playfair, 1867 · unaccepted
Lethrinus rostratus Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Lethrinus rostratus specificus Borodin, 1932 · unaccepted
Lethrinus waigiensis Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Lethrinus xanthopterus 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 coastal areas, lagoons, and reef slopes. Juveniles are found in shallow sandy areas. Often occurs in large...
Description Found in sandy coastal areas, lagoons, and reef slopes. Juveniles are found in shallow sandy areas. Often occurs in large schools. Feeds mainly on fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods. In Palau, it spawns throughout the year on the first few days of the lunar month along the edges of reefs. Also caught with handlines (Ref. 9775). Large individuals often ciguatoxic in New Caledonia and possibly elsewhere in Oceania (Ref. 9775) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212069 on 2025-05-13
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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 longirostris Playfair, 1867) Playfair, R. L.; Günther, A. (1867). The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. <em>London.</em> i-xiv + 1-153, Pls. 1-21. [details]
original description (of Lethrinus rostratus 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 waigiensis 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 xanthopterus 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]
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]
original description (of Lethrinus longirostris Playfair, 1867) Playfair, R. L.; Günther, A. (1867). The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. <em>London.</em> i-xiv + 1-153, Pls. 1-21. [details]
original description (of Lethrinus rostratus 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 waigiensis 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 xanthopterus 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]
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
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in sandy coastal areas, lagoons, and reef slopes. Juveniles are found in shallow sandy areas. Often occurs in large schools. Feeds mainly on fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods. In Palau, it spawns throughout the year on the first few days of the lunar month along the edges of reefs. Also caught with handlines (Ref. 9775). Large individuals often ciguatoxic in New Caledonia and possibly elsewhere in Oceania (Ref. 9775) [details]Remark In Cuvier & Valenciennes. [details]
To Barcode of Life (90 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus waigiensis Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus rostratus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus longirostris Playfair, 1867)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethrinus olivaceus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus longirostris Playfair, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus waigiensis Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus rostratus specificus Borodin, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus rostratus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase images (Lethrinus olivaceus, Maldives, by Greenfield, J.)
To GenBank (178 nucleotides; 123 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Lethrinus longirostris Playfair in Playfair & Günther, 1867; PARATYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3100452) (from synonym Lethrinus longirostris Playfair, 1867)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus olivaceus USNM 403128 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus olivaceus USNM 403330 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus waigiensis Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus rostratus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus longirostris Playfair, 1867)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethrinus olivaceus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus longirostris Playfair, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus waigiensis Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus rostratus specificus Borodin, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus rostratus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase images (Lethrinus olivaceus, Maldives, by Greenfield, J.)
To GenBank (178 nucleotides; 123 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Lethrinus longirostris Playfair in Playfair & Günther, 1867; PARATYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3100452) (from synonym Lethrinus longirostris Playfair, 1867)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus olivaceus USNM 403128 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus olivaceus USNM 403330 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
