Sealife guideThe spangled emperorLethrinus nebulosus
Taxonomy
- Common name: Spangled emperor
- French name: Poisson capitaine blanc, poisson capitaine récif, empereur moris
- Spanish name: Emperador relámpago
- Scientific name: Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Family name: Lethrinidae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The spangled emperor is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The spangled emperor appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !

The spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) © Stephankerkhofs | Dreamstime.com
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Longfin emperor
(Lethrinus erythropterus)
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Longface emperor
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