Lethrinidae

Lethrinidae
File:Lethrinus obsoletus.jpg
Orange-striped emperor (Lethrinus obsoletus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Lethrinidae Bonaparte, 1831
Subfamilies and genera
Subfamily Lethrininae Genus Lethrinus Subfamily Monotaxinae Genus Gnathodentex Genus Gymnocranius Genus Monotaxis Genus Wattsia

The Lethrinidae are a family of fishes in the order Perciformes commonly known as emperors, emperor breams, and pigface breams. These fish are found in tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and Lethrinus atlanticus is also found in the eastern Atlantic. They are benthic feeders, consuming invertebrates and small fishes. Some species have molariform teeth which they use to eat shelled invertebrates, such as mollusks and crabs.

References

• Carpenter, K. E. and G. R. Allen (Hrsg.): Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (Family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Species Catalogue Vol.9., Rom 1989. (Download)

External links

• Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 17: Fishes of the family Lethrinidae from the Western Indian Ocean

• Lethrinus olivaceus.jpg

  Longface emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus)

• Gnathodentex aureolineatus.jpg

  Striped large-eye bream (Gnathodentex aureolineatus)

• Monotaxis-grandoculis.JPG

  Humpnose big-eye bream (Monotaxis grandoculis)