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Sweetlip Emperor
Lethrinus miniatus (Forster, 1801)
A Sweetlip Emperor at a depth of 22m, North Solitary Island, New South Wales, March 2002. View larger image.
The Sweetlip Emperor is greyish with black scale centres. The first dorsal fin is red. The pectoral fin base and the area around the eye are red-orange. Dark bars are sometimes present on the sides of the body.
This species grows to 90cm in length.
It is found on coral reefs (and some temperate waters) of the Western Pacific.
In Australia it is known from the central coast of Western Australia and from Torres Strait, Queensland south to the central coast of New South Wales.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Further reading
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Allen, G.R. & R. Swainston. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 201.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
