Lethrinus rubrioperculatus

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Lethrinus rubrioperculatus

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. rubrioperculatus
Binomial name
Lethrinus rubrioperculatus
Sato, 1978 [2][3]

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus,the spotcheek emperor, red-eared emperor, red-ears, red-edged emperor, scarlet-cheek emperor, and spot cheek emperor, is a

ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors or emperor breams. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific
distribution.

Description

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus grows to and is brown or olive-grey in colour. It has small, scattered blotches that are irregular in chape. The Body depth 2.94 to 3.18 times in standard length. Body color is olive-gray or brown, with scattered irregular small black blotches. There is normally a red spot present on the top edge of the operculum.[4] The lips are normally red. The fins are pinkish or pale in colour.[5]

Distribution

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus is found in numerous locations, including East African waters, southern Japan and Taiwan, the Marquesas Islands, New Caledonia[6][7] and the northern half of Australia.[4][8]

Habitat

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus lives over sandy bottoms, in areas where rubble is present, and along the slopes of outer reefs.[4] Although reef-associated, Lethrinus rubrioperculatus also occurs at depths of up to 160 metres, much deeper than most other species in this genus.[9] This species is non-migratory.[5]

Diet

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus eats mostly

mollusks, echinoderms, and other fishes.[4]

Human uses

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus is caught commercially.[4]

Parasites

Calydiscoides euzeti,[10] a monogenean parasite of L. rubrioperculatus

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus, as in most fish, is the

parasites.[11]
Monogeneans parasitic on the gills include the diplectanid Calydiscoides euzeti,[10] the ancyrocephalids Lethrinitrema gibbus and Lethrinitrema dossenus[12] and several capsalids.[11] Copepods parasitic on the gills include the
caligid Caligus lethrinicola[13] and the lernanthropid Sagum vespertilio.[11]
The gills also harbour unidentified gnathiid
isopod larvae.[11]
The digestive tract harbours an unidentified Acanthocephala,[11] unidentified tetraphyllid cestodes,[11] species of the anisakid nematode Raphidascaris (Ichthyascaris),[14] and a variety of digeneans, including the acanthocolpid Stephanostomum aaravi,[15] the hemiurid Lecithochirium sp. and Tubulovesicula angusticauda,[11] the opecoelid Pseudoplagioporus interruptus[11] and three other opecoelids.[11] The abdominal cavity contains two species of larval tetrarhynch
cestodes, the otobothriid Otobothrium parvum[11] and the tentaculariid Nybelinia goreensis.[11]
In
parasites.[11]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16720528A16722355.en
    . Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ Sato, T. (1978). Synopsis of the Sparoid Fish Genus Lethrinus, with the Description of a New Species. Bulletin No.15A Tokyo: The University Museum, The University of Tokyo.
  3. ^ Nicolas Baillie (2008). "Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato, 1978". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Lethrinus rubrioperculatus - Spotcheek Emperor". Discover Life. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  5. ^ a b "Lethrinus rubrioperculatus, Spotcheek emperor : fisheries". Fishbase.sinica.edu.tw. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  6. ^ Laboute, P. & Grandperrin, R. (2000). Poissons de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Nouméa, New Caledonia: Éditions Catherine Ledru.
  7. ^ Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011: Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beitraege zur Naturkunde Serie A (Biologie), 4, 341–463.
  8. ^ Atlas of Living Australia (2009-05-19). "Lethrinus rubrioperculatus : Spotcheek Emperor | Atlas of Living Australia". Bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  9. ^ "Lethrinus rubrioperculatus". Guammarinelab.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  10. ^
    doi:10.1007/s11230-006-9087-x
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Justine, J.-L., Beveridge, I., Boxshall, G. A., Bray, R. A., Moravec, F. & Whittington, I. D. 2010: An annotated list of fish parasites (Copepoda, Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda and Nematoda) collected from Emperors and Emperor Bream (Lethrinidae) in New Caledonia further highlights parasite biodiversity estimates on coral reef fish. Zootaxa, 2691, 1-40. Open-Access PDF
  12. doi:10.1007/s11230-010-9283-6
  13. ^ Boxshall, G. A. & El-Rashidy, H. H. 2009: A review of the Caligus productus species group, with the description of a new species, new synonymies and supplementary descriptions. Zootaxa, 2271, 1-26.
  14. doi:10.5252/z2012n1a4
  15. doi:10.14411/fp.2011.004
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