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Lethrinus enigmaticus Smith, 1959

Blackeye emperor
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Lethrinidae (Emperors or scavengers) > Lethrininae
Etymology: Lethrinus: Greek, lethrinia, a fish pertaining to genus Pagellus.
More on author: Smith.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α); μη μεταναστευτικό(ά); εύρος βάθους ? - 50 m. Tropical; 3°S - 9°S

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Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Seychelles. Has been synonymized with Lethrinus mahsena.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm 25.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 2295); common length : 32.5 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 2295)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 10; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 9; Εδρικές άκανθες: 3; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 8. Body is yellowish bronze or gray, becoming lighter ventrally. Sometimes three bronze stripes are on the upper side. The head is gray, brown or sometimes bronze with a series of yellowish cross stripes on the upper portion of the head and snout. A light streak radiates from the eye to the anterior nostril. the lower edge of the orbit has dark purplish spots. The maxilla is reddish. The fins are pale, yellowish or bronze.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Found over seagrass beds, coral reefs and adjacent sandy areas. Feeds mainly on echinoderms, crustaceans, and fish, and to a lesser degree on mollusks. Smaller, more numerous females than males have been confirmed for the Saya de Malta population (Ref. 2295). Marketed fresh (Ref. 171).

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Carpenter, K.E. and G.R. Allen, 1989. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 9. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(9):118 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 2295)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 January 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά)
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 25.8 - 28.2, mean 27.6 °C (based on 10 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00742 - 0.02950), b=2.99 (2.83 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.58 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 4,5 - 14 έτη (K=0.13-0.18).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 36.1 [26.0, 48.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.737 [0.501, 1.016] mg/100g; Protein = 20.1 [17.5, 22.3] %; Omega3 = 0.122 [0.090, 0.163] g/100g; Selenium = 41 [21, 60] μg/100g; VitaminA = 36.5 [7.9, 195.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.12 [1.66, 2.64] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.