Overview
Family : Emperors or scavengers ; Found in sandy areas near reefs during daytime, sometimes in small groups. At night, they are solitary and range over reef-flats and slopes where they feed primarily on echinoderms , mollusks and crustaceans[1]. The taxonomy of this species has been considerably confused.
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Stompneus-keiser
Common Names in Arabic:
Sheiry
Common Names in English:
snubnose emperor
Common Names in Japanese:
Nise-hana fuefuki
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
云纹裸颊鲷, 雲紋裸頰鯛
Common Names in Swahili:
Changu, Changu chole, Changu kidogo
Description
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,214 meters (0 to -17,106 feet).[2]
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Order:
Perciformes
()
- Family:
ers; Found in sandy areas near reefs during
day
()
- Genus:
Lethrinus
()
- Cuvier, 1829
- Specific name:
borbonicus
- Valenciennes, 1830
- Scientific name: - Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes, 1830
- Specific name:
borbonicus
- Valenciennes, 1830
- Genus:
Lethrinus
(
- Family:
ers; Found in sandy areas near reefs during
day
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Synonyms
Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830 • Lethrinus bungus Valenciennes • Lethrinus mahsenoides (non Valenciennes
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 30-Jun-1993
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
- The fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. .. by Dr. Max Weber. .. and Dr. L.F. de Beaufort. Leiden, E.J. Brill, Ltd., 1911- url p. 235.
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
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 14, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 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 March 05, 2008:
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bishop Museum Data (OBIS distribution) (USOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 130751
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-30226
- Fishbase Species ID: 1844
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 550900
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 115231
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 = -1,485.360 meters (-4,873.228 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,864.590 based on 33 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
