Redfin emperor

Monotaxis heterodon

Lethrinid Fish beneath Indonesian Waters

Red
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Tropical fish

Monotaxis heterodon, the redfin emperor, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This fish is found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lethrinidae
Genus: Monotaxis
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles and Maldives to Marshall Is.; south to the Great Barrier Reef, and New Caledonia; including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, and New Guinea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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