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Blackblotch Emperor

Lethrinus semicinctus

Also known as: Black-blotched Emperor, Blackspot Emperor, Fingerprint Emperor, Pigface Bream, Redsnout Emperor, Reef Flat Emperor, Reticulated Emperor, Sea Bream, Semicinctus Emperor, Slender Emperor, Variegated Emperor, Yellowhead Emperor

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
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@greatwhite · Tippo Reef, Live-aboard, Great Barrier Reef, Australia · May 20151 / 4
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Overview

Found singly or in schools, over shallow reef flats and seagrass beds of lagoons and sandy areas close to coral reefs.

Most members of Lethrinidae are able to rapidly switch on and off dark mottled patterns, spots and bars to deter predators.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black spotblotches
Behaviour
changes colourschoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found singly or in schools, over shallow reef flats and seagrass beds of lagoons and sandy areas close to coral reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyLethrinidae
    6. genusLethrinus
    7. speciesLethrinus semicinctus Valenciennes, 1830

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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