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Sky emperor
Lethrinus mahsena
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Sky emperor
- Scientific
- Lethrinus mahsena
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Lethrinidae (emperors)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 65 cm (total length); commonly 40 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 100 m
- IUCN status
- EN · EndangeredEndangered (EN), assessed 2018
Description
A yellowish to greenish-blue emperor with nine or ten dusky bars, a purplish-grey head and a red bar at the pectoral base, reaching about 65 cm. It feeds mainly on sea urchins over reefs and sandy areas.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Lethrinus-mahsena.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Lethrinus_mahsena_Réunion.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.