grass emperor

Lethrinus laticaudis

Lethrinid Fish from Indonesian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

Lethrinus laticaudis, the grass emperor, blue-lined emperor, blue-spotted emperor, brown kelp-fish, brown morwong, brown sweetlip, coral bream, grass sweetlip, grey sweetlip, piggy, red throat, red-finned emperor, snapper bream, squire, sweet-lips or tricky snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This fish is found in the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lethrinidae
Genus: Lethrinus
Maximum length: 56 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Indonesia, northern Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. There has been considerable confusion in the use of names for this species. In recent literature it is referred to as Lethrinus fraenatus (a junior synonym of Lethrinus nebulosus ) or Lethrinus fletus (a junior synonym of Lethrinus laticaudis ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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