Lethrinus miniatus

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Lethrinus miniatus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Spariformes
Family: Lethrinidae
Genus: Lethrinus
Species:
L. miniatus
Binomial name
Lethrinus miniatus
Synonyms[2]
  • Sparus miniatus Forster, 1801
  • Lethrinella miniata (Forster, 1801)
  • Lethrinella miniatus (Forster, 1801)
  • Lethrinus chrysostomus Richardson, 1848
  • Lethrinus imperialis De Vis, 1884
  • Lethrinus amamianus Akazaki, 1962

Lethrinus miniatus, the trumpet emperor, redthroat emperor, sweetlip emperor, Sweetlip Swoose, island snapper, yellowmouth perch, yellowmouth snapper, lipper or nannygal, is a species of marine

Indo-West Pacific
region.

Taxonomy

Lethrinus miniatus was first formally

iconotype of Sparus miniatus and found that it was clearly what was then commonly referred to as L. chrysostomus.[4] Some authors place the genus Lethrinus in the monotypic subfamily Lethrininae, with all the other genera of Lethrinidae placed in the Monotaxinae, however, the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise the subfamilies traditionally accepted within the family Lethrinidae as valid. The family Lethrinidae is classified by the 5th edition of Fishes of the World as belonging to the order Spariformes.[5]

Etymology

Lethrinus miniatus has the specific name miniatus, meaning “bright red” or “scarlet”, an allusion to the reddish colour of the lips and/or vivid red colour sometimes visible between spines of the dorsal fin.[6]

Description

Lethrinus miniatus has a deep body with its

total length of 90 cm (35 in), although 40 cm (16 in) is more typical.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Lethrinus miniatus is found in the Eastern Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. In Australia, this species ranges from

sea grass beds and mangroves, preferring shallower, coastal waters.[2]

Biology

Lethrinus miniatus is a predatory species feeding on

protogynous hermaphrodite.[1]

Fisheries

Lethrinus miniatus is caught by Handline fishing and dropline. It is greatly favoured as a game and food fish along the Great Barrier Reef. It is an important commercial species in New Caledonia but it is often discarded there because it has been implicated in cases of ciguatera fish poisoning. The trumpet emperor dominates the dropline fishery off Norfolk Island.[7]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16720118A16722350.en
    . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Lethrinus miniatus" in FishBase. October 2023 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lethrinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. doi:10.2307/1446403
    .
  5. OL 25909650M
    .
  6. ^ "Order Spariformes: Families Lethrinidae, Nemipteridae, and Sparidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. ^ a b Kent E. Carpenter; 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 (PDF). FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 9. FAO, Rome.
  8. ^ a b Dianne J. Bray. "Lethrinus miniatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

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