WoRMS taxon details
Lethrinus xanthochilus Klunzinger, 1870
212079 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212079)
accepted
Species
Lethrinella xanthocheilus (Klunzinger, 1870) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lethrinella xanthochila (Klunzinger, 1870) · unaccepted
Lethrinella xanthochilus Klunzinger, 1870 · unaccepted
Lethrinus xanthocheilus Klunzinger, 1870 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lethrinus xantochilus Klunzinger, 1870 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Klunzinger, C. B. (1870). Synopsis der Fische des Rothen Meeres. I. Theil. Percoiden-Mugiloiden. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> v. 20: 669-834. [details]
Description Occurs in small groups over seagrass beds, sand and rubble areas of coral reefs, deep channels, and lagoons. Usually found...
Description Occurs in small groups over seagrass beds, sand and rubble areas of coral reefs, deep channels, and lagoons. Usually found in shallow water. Feeds mainly on crustaceans, fishes, and echinoderms. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lethrinus xanthochilus Klunzinger, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212079 on 2025-05-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Klunzinger, C. B. (1870). Synopsis der Fische des Rothen Meeres. I. Theil. Percoiden-Mugiloiden. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> v. 20: 669-834. [details]
original description (of Lethrinus xanthocheilus Klunzinger, 1870) Klunzinger, C. B. (1870). Synopsis der Fische des Rothen Meeres. I. Theil. Percoiden-Mugiloiden. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> v. 20: 669-834. [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 xanthocheilus Klunzinger, 1870) Klunzinger, C. B. (1870). Synopsis der Fische des Rothen Meeres. I. Theil. Percoiden-Mugiloiden. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> v. 20: 669-834. [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 Occurs in small groups over seagrass beds, sand and rubble areas of coral reefs, deep channels, and lagoons. Usually found in shallow water. Feeds mainly on crustaceans, fishes, and echinoderms. [details]
To Barcode of Life (26 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethrinus xanthochilus)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinella xanthochila (Klunzinger, 1870))
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus xanthocheilus Klunzinger, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus xantochilus Klunzinger, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinella xanthocheilus (Klunzinger, 1870))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Lethrinus xanthochilus, Malaysia, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus xanthochilus USNM 403226 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus xanthochilus USNM 409268 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethrinus xanthochilus)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinella xanthochila (Klunzinger, 1870))
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus xanthocheilus Klunzinger, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus xantochilus Klunzinger, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinella xanthocheilus (Klunzinger, 1870))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Lethrinus xanthochilus, Malaysia, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus xanthochilus USNM 403226 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus xanthochilus USNM 409268 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
