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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Lethrinidae Emperors or scavengers
Subfamily: Monotaxinae
Genus: Monotaxis

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskål, 1775)

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Monotaxis grandoculis
[Humpnose big-eye bream]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific

Monotaxis heterodon (Bleeker, 1854)

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Monotaxis heterodon
[Redfin emperor]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Monotaxis grandoculis Humpnose big-eye bream Indo-Pacific 60 TL 1775
Monotaxis heterodon Redfin emperor Indo-West Pacific 1854



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