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Orange-striped emperor
Lethrinus obsoletus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Orange-striped emperor
- Scientific
- Lethrinus obsoletus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Lethrinidae (emperors)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 60 cm (total length); commonly 30 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
An olive to brown emperor with an orange stripe along the lower side and dark edges to the gill cover, reaching about 60 cm. It lives over seagrass, sand and rubble.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Lethrinus-obsoletus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Letrínido_(Lethrinus_obsoletus),_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania,_2024-0
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.