No photo available
Redfin bream
Monotaxis heterodon
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Redfin bream
- Scientific
- Monotaxis heterodon
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Lethrinidae (emperors)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A bream with large eyes and reddish fins, living on coral reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Monotaxis-heterodon.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Emperador_(Monotaxis_heterodon),_Ambalihabe,_Madagascar,_20
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.