Lethrinus nebulosus
Spangled Emperor
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Lethrinidae
Genus
Lethrinus
Species
Lethrinus nebulosus
Colours
Distinguishing features
A large silvery emperor with a pointed snout and blue streaks on cheeks.
Size
- From 41 cm to 87 cm (Total Length) - applies to Mature specimens
- From 0 cm to 41 cm (Immature specimens)
Weight
- Up to 8.4 kg
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Inhabit coral reefs, coralline lagoons, seagrass beds, mangrove swamps and coastal sand and rock areas. Adults solitary or in small schools; juveniles form large schools in shallow, sheltered sandy areas, also harbors where in seagrasses, algae or sponge habitats at various depths (Fishbase).
Behaviour
Found over flat sand bottoms, sometimes in large groups. Feeds at night.
Web resources
References
- Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
- Caley, M.J. (1991). Mechanisms of coexistence in communities of coral-reef fishes, Ph.D. thesis, University of Sydney. LIRS catalog number 307.
- Caley, M.J. (1995). Reef fish community structure and dynamics: in interaction between local and larger-scale processes? Marine Ecology Progress Series, 129: 19-29. LIRS catalog number 448.
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