Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Geelvin-keiser
Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins, French:
Lascar
Common Names in Danish:
Gulhalet kejserbrasen
Common Names in English:
Yellowfin emperor, Yellowtail Damselfish, yellowtail emperor
Common Names in Farsi:
Shehri-e-dom-zard
Common Names in French:
Capitaine , Empereur , Empereur à queue jaune, Lascar
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
印度洋裸頰鯛, 印度洋裸颊鲷
Common Names in Persian:
Shehri-e-dom-zard
Common Names in Portuguese:
Ladr, Ladrão rabo amarelo
Common Names in Spanish:
Emperador rabo amarillo
Common Names in Surigaonon:
Katambak, Purok-purok
Common Names in Swahili:
Changu
Description
Habitat
Found in coastal waters and reef areas [1].
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,227 meters (0 to -17,149 feet).[2]
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Order:
Perciformes
()
- Family:
otated
and illustrated catalogue of Lethrinid
()
- Genus:
Lethrinus
()
- Cuvier, 1829
- Specific name:
crocineus
- Smith, 1959
- Scientific name: - Lethrinus crocineus Smith, 1959
- Specific name:
crocineus
- Smith, 1959
- Genus:
Lethrinus
(
- Family:
otated
and illustrated catalogue of Lethrinid
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Synonyms
Lethrinella conchyliatus Smith • Lethrinus concyliatus (Smith • Lethrinus floridus Wheeler • Lethrinus hypselopterus (Non Bleeker
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 29-Jan-1997
Similar Species
Members of the genus Lethrinus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 37 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. amboinensis (Ambon Emperor) · L. atkinsoni (Pacific Yellowtail Emperor) · L. atlanticus (Atlantic Electric Ray) · L. borbonicus (Snubnose Emperor) · L. chrysostomus (Redmouthed Emperor) · L. cocosensis (Smith's Pigface Bream) · L. conchyliatus (Smith's Pigface Bream) · L. crocineus (Yellowtail Damselfish) · L. enigmaticus (Blackened Butterflyfish) · L. erythracanthus (Yellow-Spotted Chromis) · L. erythropterus (Tail-Saddled Emperor) · L. flavescens (Redfinned Emperor) · L. genivittatus (Lancer) · L. haematopterus (Japanese Scavenger) · L. harak (Black-Blotch Emperor) · L. haematopterus (Yelowspotted Emperor) · L. laticaudis (Brown Kelp-Fish) · L. lentjan (Bridled Pigface-Bream) · L. mahsena (Cutthroat Emperor) · L. mahseng (Kafue Killifish) · L. microdon (Longface Emperor) · L. miniatus (Emperor) · L. nebulosus (Blue Emperor) · L. nematacanthus (Lancer) · L. obsoletus (Orange Striped Emperor) · L. olivaceus (Pig Face Bream Emperor) · L. ornatus (Yellow-Striped Emperor) · L. punctulatus (Australian Devilray) · L. ramak (Yellowbanded Pigface Bream) · L. ravus (Drab Emperor) · L. reticulatus (Redsnout Emperor) · L. rubrioperculatus (Scarlet-Cheek Emperor) · L. semicinctus (Black Blotch Emperor) · L. striatus (Klunzinger's Emperor) · L. variegatus (Scavenger) · L. xanthochilus (Klunzinger´s Emperor) · L. olivaceus (Docked Snailfish)
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Further Reading
- Assadi, H. and R. Dehghani P. (1997). Atlas of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman fishes. Iranian Fisheries Research and Training Organization, Iran.
- Carpenter, K.E. and G.R. Allen (1989). FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 9. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Species Synop. No. 125(9):118 p
- Carpenter, Kent E. and Gerald R. Allen 1989. Emperor Fishes and Large-Eye Breams of the world (Family Lethrinidae): An annotated and illustrated catalogue of Lethrinid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis (125), vol. 9. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, Italy. 118. ISBN: 92-5-102889-3.
- Carpenter, Kent E., and Gerald R. Allen 1989. Emperor Fishes and Large-Eye Breams of the World (Family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of Lethrinid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 9. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, Italy. 118. ISBN: 92-5-102889-3.
- Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga (1990). Fichas FAO de identifica&ccedil;ao de esp&eacute;cies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das esp&eacute;cies comerciais marinhas e de &aacute;guas salob
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 130753
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-30227
- Fishbase Species ID: 1841
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 550901
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 115233
Footnotes
- Carpenter, K.E. and G.R. Allen (1989). FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 9. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Species Synop. No. 125(9):118 p ... [back]
- Mean = -2,459.600 meters (-8,069.554 feet), Standard Deviation = 2,328.900 based on 15 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
