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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 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Lethrinus punctulatus   Macleay, 1878
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 351 Lethrinidae (Emperors) - show full list Standard Name (AS5300): Bluespotted Emperor Common Names List: spangled 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: Habitat: Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Parent Codes: 37 351902     Lethrinus spp. Previous Codes (if any): 351001

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-11-19. Occurrence locations [1206] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 19 to 65 m.

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.
Identifiers:	WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:278637 Name status: unaccepted    Checked on: 2022-06-09 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)