Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775)

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 nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775)

English common name: spangled emperor Fig. 2 B

Sciaena nebulosa Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775. — Niebuhr (1775): 52; Holotype: ZMUC P 49345; No locality stated (Red Sea).

Material examined.

ZMFUM - LE- 44-68 , 25 specimens (Suppl. material 1), May 2022 to March 2023, depth 5– 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; 15–17 transverse scale rows below lateral line; 14–15 lower series of scale around caudal-peduncle; high-bodied forms; forked caudal fin; numerous small scales on inner surface of pectoral-fin base; molariform teeth; cheek without scales; body light gray; head with light blue stripes; pale blue stripe dorsally on basal half of pectoral fin; white spots on body.

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).