Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes, 1830

Damadi, Ehsan, Yazdani Moghaddam, Faezeh & Ghanbarifardi, Mehdi, 2024, Taxonomic characterization of five species of emperor fishes (Actinopterygii: Eupercaria: Lethrinidae) based on external morphology, morphometry, and geographic distribution in the northwestern Indian Ocean, Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 54, pp. 115-124 : 115-124

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3897/aiep.54.118586
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11223004
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scientific name	Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes, 1830
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Treatment

Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes, 1830 View in CoL

Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes View in CoL in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830. — Cuvier and Valenciennes (1830): 125; syntypes: MNHN 0000-9092 (1), 0000-9373 (2); Type locality: southwestern Indian Ocean (western Mascarenes: Réunion: Saint Denis).

Material examined.

ZMFUM - LE- 26-34 , 9 specimens ( Suppl . material 1), May 2022 to April 2023, depth 20– 30 m.

Description.

Dorsal-fin rays X, 9; anal-fin rays III, 8; pectoral-fin rays 13; tubed lateral-line scales 46–47; 5.5 transverse scale rows above lateral line; 15–16 transverse scale rows below lateral line; 13–15 lower series of scale around caudal-peduncle; high-bodied forms; numerous small scales on inside of pectoral fin base; molariform teeth; cheek without scales; body gray; fins mostly light brown; upper half of body darker than rest of body; posterior margin of opercular membrane gray.