Spangled emperor

Lethrinus nebulosus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth1–46 m
Water temperature20–29 °C
Best monthsMay, July, and December
How commonCommon

About this species

Lethrinus nebulosus, the spangled emperor, green snapper, morwong, north-west snapper, sand bream, sand snapper, sixteen-pounder, sharie, sheri and yellow sweetlip, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This species is found the 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: 1,982 records
February: 1,263 records
March: 1,104 records
April: 1,184 records
May: 2,342 records
June: 2,323 records
July: 2,324 records
August: 2,280 records
September: 2,159 records
October: 1,537 records
November: 1,039 records
December: 2,380 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–46 m · Deepest record: 400.3 m

0–10 m: 4,102 records
10–20 m: 568 records
20–30 m: 125 records
30–40 m: 179 records
40–50 m: 190 records
50–60 m: 74 records
60–70 m: 60 records
70–80 m: 94 records
80–90 m: 173 records
90–100 m: 107 records
100–110 m: 3 records
110+ m: 6 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 10 records
22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 817 records
26–28 °C: 28 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Spangled emperor, blue emperor, Green Snapper, Lesser Spangled Emperor, Morwong, North-west Snapper, Nor'-West snapper, Sand Bream, sand snapper, Sixteen-pounders, spangled emperor, yellow sweetlip, Yellow Sweet-lip

Names in 6 more languages

German: Blauschuppen-Straßenkehrer, Langnasen-Straßenkehrer
Spanish: Emperador Relámpago
French: Bec de cane, Bec-de-cane, Lethrinus nuageux, Bec-de-cane nuageux, Capitaine blanc, Capitaine rouge, Empereur Moris, Lethrinus nuageux
Japanese: Hamafuefuki, ハマフエフキ
Korean: 갈돔
Simplified Chinese: 星斑裸頰鯛, 青嘴仔, 青嘴龍占魚, 龍占, 龍尖

Other scientific names: Lethrinus alboguttatus, Lethrinus anatarius, Lethrinus aurolineatus, Lethrinus carinatus, Lethrinus centurio, Lethrinus choerorynchus, Lethrinus cyanoxanthus, Lethrinus devisianus, Lethrinus erythrurus, Lethrinus esculentus, Lethrinus fasciatus, Lethrinus fraenatus, Lethrinus frenatus, Lethrinus gothofredi, Lethrinus guentheri, Lethrinus karwa, Lethrinus korely, Lethrinus maculatus, Lethrinus perselectus, Lethrinus scoparius, Sciaena nebulosa, Sparus choerorynchus

Similar species

Longspine emperor
Lethrinus genivittatus
Pink ear emperor
Lethrinus lentjan
Trumpet emperor
Lethrinus miniatus
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).
24,874 open-data records from 1905 to 2023.

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