spangled emperor
| Scientific name | Lethrinus nebulosus |
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| Descriptor | Forsskål |
| Year of description | 1775 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Lethrinidae |
| Genus | Lethrinus |
Introduction
Lethrinus nebulosus, commonly known as spangled emperor, is a brackish water and salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size70 cm
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Maximum size87 cm
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ShapeOval
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Patterndrawn scales
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Average size70 cm
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Maximum size87 cm
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ShapeOval
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Patterndrawn scales
How to recognize the spangled emperor ?
The spangled emperor measures between 70 and 87 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly jaune and bleu body. The also has drawn scales.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilityliving in a group or alone
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The spangled emperor is a fish living in a group or alone naturally found at mid-depth and near the bottom. This species is carnivorous .
Although the spangled emperor is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare qui pond en eau libre
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Hermaphroditeprotogynous
The spangled emperor is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre. always born female. Growing up, individuals will change sex to become male, this is called successive hermaphroditism of the protogynous type.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
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What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature24 - 29 °C
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Depth0 - 75 m
Biotope presentation
The spangled emperor is most often found at a depth between 0m and 75m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
Species of the same family
striped large-eye bream
Lethrinidae
To read on the web
Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Translation
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Tags
Species of the same family
striped large-eye bream
Lethrinidae
Same genus
pacific yellowtail emperor
Lethrinidae
Species of the same biotope
Scientific partners