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Pink ear emperor
Lethrinus lentjan
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Pink ear emperor
- Scientific
- Lethrinus lentjan
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Lethrinidae (emperors)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 52 cm (total length); commonly 40 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 10 to 90 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
An emperor with a greyish body, a red edge to the gill cover (the 'pink ear') and a red base to the pectoral fin, reaching about 52 cm. It lives over sand and seagrass near reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Lethrinus-lentjan.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Lethrinus_lentjan_JNC1834.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.