Redaxil emperor
Lethrinus conchyliatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Redaxil emperor
- Scientific
- Lethrinus conchyliatus
- Dhivehi
- ތުންރަތް ފިލޮޅުThun raiy filolhu
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Lethrinidae (emperors)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 76 cm (total length); commonly 50 cm (FishBase); MRS 1997 gives common to 50 cm: max. 76 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 220 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A brownish to grey emperor, paler below, with red lips, a red patch at the pectoral base and a red edge to the gill cover. It lives alone over sand, rubble and weed near deeper reefs, down to about 220 m, and feeds on crustaceans and small fish.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name thun raiy filolhu (MRS 1997). MRS notes it is mainly caught on handlines during the day in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Lethrinus-conchyliatus.html
- fao.org /4/AD471E/AD471E00.htm
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ތުންރަތް_ފިލޮޅު
Dhivehi name source: M.R.S. (1997) Fishes of the Maldives (FAO/BOBP MAG/21) gives 'Thun raiy filolhu' (Latin form). Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ތުންރަތް ފިލޮޅު' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition); it matches the Latin form. FLAG: the source states no traditional name was recorded and this descriptive name was coined for the book; it is not an established fishermen's name.