Trumpet emperor

Lethrinus miniatus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth11–90 m
Water temperature21–28 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and June
How commonCommon

About this species

Lethrinus miniatus, the trumpet emperor, redthroat emperor, sweetlip emperor, Sweetlip Swoose, island snapper, yellowmouth perch, yellowmouth snapper, lipper or nannygal, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This species is found the eastern Indo-West 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: 385 records
February: 330 records
March: 754 records
April: 1,392 records
May: 2,104 records
June: 1,328 records
July: 347 records
August: 891 records
September: 698 records
October: 443 records
November: 393 records
December: 266 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 11–90 m · Deepest record: 988 m

0–10 m: 109 records
10–20 m: 3,559 records
20–30 m: 174 records
30–40 m: 196 records
40–50 m: 43 records
50–60 m: 6 records
60–70 m: 5 records
70–80 m: 262 records
80–90 m: 668 records
90–100 m: 298 records
100–110 m: 54 records
110+ m: 156 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–28 °C

20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 727 records
26–28 °C: 57 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Trumpet emperor, Island Snapper, Lipper, Longface Emperor, longnosed emperor, Nannygai, Red-throat, Red-throated Emperor, Redthroat Emperor, Sweet-lip, Sweetlip, Sweetlip Emperor, Tricky Snapper, trumpet emperor, Trumpet Emperor, Trumpeter, Yellow-mouthed Perch, Yellow-mouthed Snapper

Names in 3 more languages

French: Bec-de-cane, Bec-de-cane, Gueule rouge, Capitaine Gueule Longue, Gueule rouge
Japanese: Amamifuefuki, アマミフエフキ
Simplified Chinese: 长吻裸颊鲷

Other scientific names: Lethrinella miniata, Lethrinella miniatus, Lethrinus amamianus, Lethrinus chrysostomus, Lethrinus imperialis, Sparus miniatus

Similar species

Longspine emperor
Lethrinus genivittatus
Pink ear emperor
Lethrinus lentjan
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).
9,703 open-data records from 1902 to 2022.

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