Pink ear emperor
Lethrinus lentjan
- Usual depth28–72 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and October
- How commonCommon
About this species
Lethrinus lentjan, the pink ear emperor, redspot emperor, purple ear emperor or purple-headed emperor, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This fish is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 731 records
- February: 220 records
- March: 174 records
- April: 1,029 records
- May: 146 records
- June: 639 records
- July: 443 records
- August: 1,993 records
- September: 4,221 records
- October: 2,921 records
- November: 1,008 records
- December: 87 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 28–72 m · Deepest record: 168.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pink ear emperor, Redspot emperor, Australian emperor, Pink ear emperor, pig-face bream, Pink-eared Emperor, pink ear emperor, Pinkear Emperor, purple-eared emperor, Purple-headed Emperor, redfin emperor, redspot emperor
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Emperador de Lentejuelas
- French
- Bossu à tache rouge, Bossu d'herbe, Capitaine lentilles, Empereur dame Berris, Empereur lentille, Empereur lentille, Capitaine lentilles
- Japanese
- Shimofurifuefuki, シモフリフエフキ
- Thai
- ปลาหมูสีแก้มแดง
- Simplified Chinese
- 扁裸頰鯛, 扁裸颊鲷, 烏帽龍占魚, 龍尖
Other scientific names: Bodianus lentjan, Letherinus lentjanus, Letherinus leutjanus, Lethrinus argenteus, Lethrinus cinereus, Lethrinus cocosensis, Lethrinus croceopterus, Lethrinus flavescens, Lethrinus fusciceps, Lethrinus geniguttatus, Lethrinus glyphodon, Lethrinus mahsenoides, Lethrinus nubilis, Lethrinus opercularis, Lethrinus punctulatus, Lethrinus virescens, Letthrinus lentjan, Pentapodus nubilis, Pentapodus nubilus
Similar species
- Longspine emperor
Lethrinus genivittatus
- Trumpet emperor
Lethrinus miniatus
- Spangled emperor
Lethrinus nebulosus
- Pacific yellowtail emperor
Lethrinus atkinsoni
- Orange-spotted emperor
Lethrinus erythracanthus
- Longfin emperor
Lethrinus erythropterus
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).
- 16,169 open-data records from 1929 to 2023.
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