Species Lethrinus lentjan (Lacépède, 1802)

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• Bodianus lentjan Lacépède, B.G. 1802. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 4 728 pp. 16 pls. [281, 293].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP A–7847, Java.
• Lethrinus fusciceps Macleay, W.J. 1878. The fishes of Port Darwin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 2(4): 344-367 pls 7-10 [351].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.16340–001, Port Darwin, NT.
• Lethrinus punctulatus Macleay, W.J. 1878. The fishes of Port Darwin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 2(4): 344-367 pls 7-10 [351].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) AM I.16337–001, Port Darwin, NT.
• Lethrinus flavescens Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 6 559 pp. pls 141-169. [299].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP 0000-9079, Tongatapu, Tonga.
• Lethrinus opercularis Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 6 559 pp. pls 141-169. [289].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNHP 0000-9057 (2), Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
• Lethrinus mahsenoides Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 6 559 pp. pls 141-169. [286].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) MNHP 0000-9076 (possible holotype), Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea; MNHP 0000-9371 (possible holotype), Suez, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea.
• Lethrinus glyphodon Günther, A. 1859. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae. London : British Museum Vol. 1 524 pp. [462].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) BMNH 1850.7.20.103, Louisiade Archipelago, Melanesia; BMNH 1856.9.11.12, Louisiade Archipelago, Melanesia.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Carpenter, K.E. & Allen, G.R. 1989. FAO Species Catalogue. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 9. Rome : FAO 118 pp. [67]
• Allen, G.R., Victor, B.C. & Erdmann, M.V. 2021. Lethrinus mitchelli, a new species of emperor fish (Teleostei: Lethrinidae) from Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 38: 66-77 [75]

 

Generic Combinations

• Lethrinus lentjan (Lacépède, 1802). —
  Carpenter, K.E. & Allen, G.R. 1989. FAO Species Catalogue. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 9. Rome : FAO 118 pp. [67-69]

 

Introduction

Lethrinus punctulatus Macleay, 1878 is sometimes treated as a valid species (e.g., Moore et al. 2020), however we follow Allen et al. (2021) in treating L. punctulatus as a synonym of L. lentjan until further work is conducted to establish its identity.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North West Shelf, WA (20°00'S) to Capricorn Group, QLD (23°30'S), and Cocos (Keeling) Islands; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, marine, sand bottom marine.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [132]

Allen, G.R., Victor, B.C. & Erdmann, M.V. 2021. Lethrinus mitchelli, a new species of emperor fish (Teleostei: Lethrinidae) from Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 38: 66-77 [75]

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [84]

Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Sparidae, Lethrinidae. pp. 2990-3050 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3034]

Carpenter, K.E. & Allen, G.R. 1989. FAO Species Catalogue. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 9. Rome : FAO 118 pp. [67]

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [414]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [227] (as Lethrinus flavescens, and page 225 as L. glyphodon, page 226 as L. fusciceps, L. opercularis, L. punctulatus, and page 228 as L. mahsenoides)

Moore, G.I., Morrison, S.M. and Johnson, J.W. 2020. The distribution of shallow marine fishes of the Kimberley, Western Australia, based on a long-term dataset and multiple methods. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 85: 105-115 [110]

Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [276]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [200]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [200]

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [226]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1226 as Lethrinus glyphodon, 1227 as L. fusciceps, 1235 as L. punctulatus, and 1245 as L. mahsenoides)

 

Common Name References

Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Sparidae, Lethrinidae. pp. 2990-3050 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3034] (FAO) (Redspot Emperor)

Carpenter, K.E. & Allen, G.R. 1989. FAO Species Catalogue. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 9. Rome : FAO 118 pp. [67] (FAO) (Pink Ear Emperor, Purple-eared Emperor)

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [84] (Red Spot Emperor)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [200] (Pink-eared Emperor, Purple-headed Emperor)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Redspot Emperor)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [100] (Redspot Emperor)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
26-Jun-2024	LETHRINIDAE	06-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
19-Dec-2012		19-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		09-Nov-2011	MODIFIED