Blue-lined Emperor
Lethrinus laticaudis
- Usual depth10–42 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Luke Lythgoe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Lethrinus laticaudis, the grass emperor, blue-lined emperor, blue-spotted emperor, brown kelp-fish, brown morwong, brown sweetlip, coral bream, grass sweetlip, grey sweetlip, piggy, red throat, red-finned emperor, snapper bream, squire, sweet-lips or tricky snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This fish is found in the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 26 records
- March: 16 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 34 records
- June: 24 records
- July: 27 records
- August: 45 records
- September: 50 records
- October: 210 records
- November: 49 records
- December: 27 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–42 m · Deepest record: 92 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blue-lined Emperor, Blue-spotted Emperor, brown kelp-fish, Brown Morwong, Brown Sweetlip, coral bream, Grass emperor, grass sweetlip, Grass Sweet-lip, grey sweetlip, Grey Sweet-lip, piggy, red-finned emperor, red-throat, Red Throat, snapper bream, Squire, Sweet-lips
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Bossu
Other scientific names: Lethrinus anarhynchus, Lethrinus fletus, Lethrinus lacticaudis
Similar species
Longspine emperorLethrinus genivittatus
Pink ear emperorLethrinus lentjan
Trumpet emperorLethrinus miniatus
Spangled emperorLethrinus nebulosus
Pacific yellowtail emperorLethrinus atkinsoni
Orange-spotted emperorLethrinus 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 608 open-data records from 1963 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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