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Longface emperor
Lethrinus olivaceus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Longface emperor
- Scientific
- Lethrinus olivaceus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Lethrinidae (emperors)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1 m (total length); commonly 70 cm; max. published weight 14 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 185 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
The largest emperor, reaching about 1 m, with a very long, pointed snout and a greyish-olive body often marked with darker blotches. It is fast and active, hunting fish, crustaceans and squid along coastal slopes and drop-offs; juveniles school over shallow sand.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives on the FishBase country checklist (status: present). No Maldives-specific information was found in MRS (1997) or the other sources reviewed, and no Dhivehi name is recorded.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Lethrinus-olivaceus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Longface_emperor_(Lethrinus_olivaceus)_(32168521527).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.