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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Lethrinidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 351001 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Lethrinus punctulatus Macleay, 1878 |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.  Expected distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-04-13. Occurrence locations [1206] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
| Family: | 37 351 Lethrinidae (Emperors) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | lesser spangled emperor | |
| Common Names List: | spangled emperor | |
| Standard (Commercial) Name(s): | Bluespotted Emperor Emperor | |
| Organism Type: | an emperor | |
| Synonyms: |
Lethrinus nebulosus [misidentification] Lethrinus sp. 3 [of Carpenter, FAO WCP Guide] Lethrinus sp [Carpenter, pers comm] (CAAB) | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
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| Habitat: |
Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 351902
Lethrinus spp. |
| Taxon Notes: | Updated from Lethrinus sp [Carpenter, pers comm] to Lethrinus punctulatus on advice of Lethrinidae expert Kent Carpenter in Feb 2018. Also cited as Lethrinus punctulatus by Moore et al. 2020:110 (Kimberley Fishes paper). | ||
| Common/Standard Name Notes: | Previous marketing name: Spangled Emperor. | ||
| Previous Codes (if any): | 351001 | ||
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