No photo available
Ornate emperor
Lethrinus ornatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Ornate emperor
- Scientific
- Lethrinus ornatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Lethrinidae (emperors)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 45 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
An emperor with orange-yellow stripes along the lower side and a red edge to the gill cover, reaching about 45 cm. It lives in small groups over sand and seagrass near reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Lethrinus-ornatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Lethrinus_ornatus_Landaagiraavaru.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.