Lethrinus crocineus Smith, 1959

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

Lethrinus crocineus Smith, 1959

English common name: yellowtail emperor Fig. 2 A

Lethrinus crocineus Smith, 1959 . Holotype: SAIAB 22; Paratypes: not studied; Type locality: western Indian Ocean ( Mozambique: Pinda).

Material examined.

ZMFUM - LE- 11-22 , 12 specimens (Suppl. material 1), May 2022 to July 2023, depth 40 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; 15–17 transverse scale rows below lateral line; 15–16 lower series of scale around caudal-peduncle; high-bodied forms; numerous small scales on inside of the pectoral fin base; molariform teeth; cheek white and without scales; body gray; fins usually yellowish, except pelvic fin.

Figures

Figure 2. Lethrinus crocineus (A), ZMFUM - LE- 12, (Photo by E. Damadi); Lethrinus nebulosus (B), ZMFUM - LE- 48, (Photo by E. Damadi); Lethrinus lentjan (C), ZMFUM - LE- 8, (Photo by E. Damadi); Lethrinus microdon (D), ZMFUM - LE- 35, (Photo by E. Damadi).