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yellowlip emperor (Lethrinus xanthochilus)
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yellowlip emperor (Lethrinus xanthochilus) specimen
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Lethrinidae

yellowlip emperor

Lethrinus xanthochilus

Lethrinid Fish beneath the Indian Ocean

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

yellowlip emperor is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 70 cm.

Maximum length
70 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa and the central Indian Ocean to the Marquesas Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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