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The emperor breams or simply emperors also known as pigface breams are a family, Lethrinidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes
Perciformes

The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all bony fish and are the largest order of vertebrata....
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They are found in tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
s, and Lethrinus atlanticus is also found in the eastern Atlantic. They are benthic feeders, consuming invertebrate
Invertebrate

An invertebrate is an animal lacking a vertebral column. The group includes 98% of all animal species ? all animals except those in the Chordate subphylum vertebrate ....
s and small fishes. Some species have molariform (molar-like) teeth which they use to eat shelled invertebrates such as mollusks and crab
Crab

Crabs are Decapoda crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax....
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The emperor breams or simply emperors also known as pigface breams are a family, Lethrinidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes
Perciformes

The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all bony fish and are the largest order of vertebrata....
.

They are found in tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
s, and Lethrinus atlanticus is also found in the eastern Atlantic. They are benthic feeders, consuming invertebrate
Invertebrate

An invertebrate is an animal lacking a vertebral column. The group includes 98% of all animal species ? all animals except those in the Chordate subphylum vertebrate ....
s and small fishes. Some species have molariform (molar-like) teeth which they use to eat shelled invertebrates such as mollusks and crab
Crab

Crabs are Decapoda crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax....
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Species

  • Subfamily Lethrininae
    • Genus Lethrinus Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier

      Baron Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier was a France natural history and zoology. He was the elder brother of Fr?d?ric Cuvier , also a naturalist....
      , 1829
      • Ambon emperor, Lethrinus amboinensis Bleeker
        Pieter Bleeker

        Pieter Bleeker was a Netherlands medical doctor and ichthyology, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia.He was employed as a medical officer in the Dutch East Indian Army from 1842 to 1860, stationed in Indonesia....
        , 1854        .
      • Pacific yellowtail emperor, Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale, 1910.
      • Atlantic emperor, Lethrinus atlanticus Valenciennes
        Achille Valenciennes

        Achille Valenciennes was a France zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology....
        , 1830        .
      • Snubnose emperor, Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes
        Achille Valenciennes

        Achille Valenciennes was a France zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology....
        , 1830        .
      • Redaxil emperor, Lethrinus conchyliatus (Smith, 1959).
      • Yellowtail emperor, Lethrinus crocineus Smith, 1959.
      • Blackeye emperor, Lethrinus enigmaticus Smith, 1959.
      • Orange-spotted emperor, Lethrinus erythracanthus Valenciennes
        Achille Valenciennes

        Achille Valenciennes was a France zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology....
        , 1830        .
      • Longfin emperor, Lethrinus erythropterus Valenciennes
        Achille Valenciennes

        Achille Valenciennes was a France zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology....
        , 1830        .
      • Longspine emperor, Lethrinus genivittatus Valenciennes
        Achille Valenciennes

        Achille Valenciennes was a France zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology....
        , 1830        .
      • Chinese emperor, Lethrinus haematopterus Temminck
        Coenraad Jacob Temminck

        Coenraad Jacob Temminck was a Netherlands aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death....
         & Schlegel
        Hermann Schlegel

        Hermann Schlegel was a Germany ornithologist....
        , 1844        .
      • Thumbprint emperor, Lethrinus harak (Forsskål
        Peter Forsskål

        Peter Forssk?l, sometimes spelled Pehr Forssk?l, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forsk?l or Pehr Forssk?hl, was a Sweden exploration, orientalist and natural history....
        , 1775)        .
      • Grass emperor, Lethrinus laticaudis Alleyne & Macleay, 1877.
      • Pink ear emperor, Lethrinus lentjan (Lacépède, 1802).
      • Sky emperor, Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål
        Peter Forsskål

        Peter Forssk?l, sometimes spelled Pehr Forssk?l, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forsk?l or Pehr Forssk?hl, was a Sweden exploration, orientalist and natural history....
        , 1775)        .
      • Smalltooth emperor, Lethrinus microdon (Bleeker
        Pieter Bleeker

        Pieter Bleeker was a Netherlands medical doctor and ichthyology, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia.He was employed as a medical officer in the Dutch East Indian Army from 1842 to 1860, stationed in Indonesia....
        , 1851)        .
      • Sweetlip emperor
        Sweetlip emperor

        Sweetlip Emperor is a fish of the Lethrinidae family. It could be found on coral reefs and moderately warm waters in the Western Pacific Ocean, although its primary habitat is the Great Barrier Reef....
         (Trumpet emperor), Lethrinus miniatus (Forster, 1801).
      • Spangled emperor, Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål
        Peter Forsskål

        Peter Forssk?l, sometimes spelled Pehr Forssk?l, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forsk?l or Pehr Forssk?hl, was a Sweden exploration, orientalist and natural history....
        , 1775)        .
      • Orange-striped emperor, Lethrinus obsoletus (Forsskål
        Peter Forsskål

        Peter Forssk?l, sometimes spelled Pehr Forssk?l, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forsk?l or Pehr Forssk?hl, was a Sweden exploration, orientalist and natural history....
        , 1775)        .
      • Longface emperor, Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes
        Achille Valenciennes

        Achille Valenciennes was a France zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology....
        , 1830        .
      • Ornate emperor, Lethrinus ornatus Valenciennes
        Achille Valenciennes

        Achille Valenciennes was a France zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology....
        , 1830        .
      • Australian emperor, Lethrinus punctulatus Macleay, 1878.
      • Drab emperor, Lethrinus ravus Carpenter & Randall, 2003.
      • Red snout emperor, Lethrinus reticulatus Valenciennes
        Achille Valenciennes

        Achille Valenciennes was a France zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology....
        , 1830        .
      • Spotcheek emperor, Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato, 1978.
      • Black blotch emperor, Lethrinus semicinctus Valenciennes
        Achille Valenciennes

        Achille Valenciennes was a France zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology....
        , 1830        .
      • Slender emperor, Lethrinus variegatus Valenciennes
        Achille Valenciennes

        Achille Valenciennes was a France zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology....
        , 1830        .
      • Yellowlip emperor, Lethrinus xanthochilus Klunzinger, 1870.
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*Subfamily Monotaxinae
    • Genus Gnathodentex Bleeker
      Pieter Bleeker

      Pieter Bleeker was a Netherlands medical doctor and ichthyology, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia.He was employed as a medical officer in the Dutch East Indian Army from 1842 to 1860, stationed in Indonesia....
      , 1873
      • Striped large-eye bream, Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacépède, 1802).
    • Genus Gymnocranius Klunzinger, 1870
      • Collared large-eye bream, Gymnocranius audleyi Ogilby
        William Ogilby

        William Ogilby was an Ireland barrister and natural history.Ogilby was honorary secretary of the Zoological Society of London from 1839 to 1846....
        , 1916        .
      • Forktail large-eye bream, Gymnocranius elongatus Senta, 1973.
      • Japanese large-eye bream, Gymnocranius euanus (Günther, 1879).
      • Yellowsnout large-eye bream, Gymnocranius frenatus Bleeker
        Pieter Bleeker

        Pieter Bleeker was a Netherlands medical doctor and ichthyology, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia.He was employed as a medical officer in the Dutch East Indian Army from 1842 to 1860, stationed in Indonesia....
        , 1873        .
      • Blue-lined large-eye bream, Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes
        Achille Valenciennes

        Achille Valenciennes was a France zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology....
        , 1830)        .
      • Grey large-eye bream, Gymnocranius griseus (Temminck
        Coenraad Jacob Temminck

        Coenraad Jacob Temminck was a Netherlands aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death....
         & Schlegel
        Hermann Schlegel

        Hermann Schlegel was a Germany ornithologist....
        , 1843)        .
      • Blue-spotted large-eye bream, Gymnocranius microdon (Bleeker
        Pieter Bleeker

        Pieter Bleeker was a Netherlands medical doctor and ichthyology, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia.He was employed as a medical officer in the Dutch East Indian Army from 1842 to 1860, stationed in Indonesia....
        , 1851)        .
    • Genus Monotaxis Bennett, 1830
      • Humpnose big-eye bream, Monotaxis grandoculis (Valenciennes
        Achille Valenciennes

        Achille Valenciennes was a France zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology....
        , 1830)        .
    • Genus Wattsia Chan and Chilvers, 1974
      • Mozambique large-eye bream, Wattsia mossambica (Smith, 1957).