Slender Emperor

Lethrinus variegatus

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 1–150 m
• Max size: 20 cm
• For divers: safe
• IUCN status: LC

Well camouflaged over sand and weed near coral reefs, the slender emperor often swims low in the cover of the bottom alone or in small groups. It starts life female and can later turn male, and feeds on small invertebrates dug from the seabed.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Lethrinidae › Lethrinus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 212076.