Chinese emperor
Lethrinus haematopterus
- Usual depth0 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, May, and July
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 0 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Chinese emperor, Japanese scavenger
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Fuefukidai, フエフキダイ
- Korean
- 구갈돔
- Simplified Chinese
- 正龍占魚, 白龍占, 紅鰭裸頰鯛, 红鳍裸颊鲷, 連占, 龍尖
Other scientific names: Lethrinus richardsoni, Lethrinus richardsonii
Similar species
- Longspine emperor
Lethrinus genivittatus
- Pink ear emperor
Lethrinus lentjan
- Trumpet emperor
Lethrinus miniatus
- Spangled emperor
Lethrinus nebulosus
- Pacific yellowtail emperor
Lethrinus atkinsoni
- Orange-spotted emperor
Lethrinus erythracanthus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 80 open-data records from 1931 to 1977.
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