Drab Emperor

Lethrinus ravus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth25–82 m
Water temperature24–29 °C
Best monthsMay and August
How commonOccasional

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Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 86 records
February: 42 records
March: 8 records
April: 8 records
May: 197 records
June: 2 records
July: 4 records
August: 159 records
September: 80 records
October: 107 records
November: 90 records
December: 33 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 25–82 m · Deepest record: 120 m

10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 122 records
30–40 m: 189 records
40–50 m: 61 records
50–60 m: 12 records
60–70 m: 10 records
70–80 m: 180 records
80–90 m: 182 records
90–100 m: 22 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C

22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 445 records
26–28 °C: 49 records
28–30 °C: 18 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Drab Emperor

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Minsafuefuki, ミンサーフエフキ

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).
868 open-data records from 1979 to 2022.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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