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Pinkear Emperor

Lethrinus lentjan

Also known as: Australian Emperor, Bridled Pigface Bream, Pigface Bream, Pinkear Bream, Pink-eared Bream, Pink-eared Emperor, Purple-eared Emperor, Purple-headed Emperor, Redear Bream, Redear Emperor, Redspot Emperor, Redspot Emperor Fish, Redspot Sea Bream, Sliver-spotted Sea Bream, Yellowbrow Emperor

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
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@fishx6 · Navy Pier, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia · June 20131 / 16
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Overview

Found singly or in small schools, over sandy bottoms, close to coral reefs of deep lagoons and coastal reefs.
Juveniles over shallow sandy bottoms, seagrass beds and mangrove swamps.

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
Head & Mouth
red ear
Behaviour
changes colourschoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Exact location · 3
  • Country only · 13
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Found singly or in small schools, over sandy bottoms, close to coral reefs of deep lagoons and coastal reefs.

RANGE
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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyLethrinidae
    6. genusLethrinus
    7. speciesLethrinus lentjan (Lacepède, 1802)

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