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Pacific Yellowtail Emperor

Lethrinus atkinsoni

Classification

Lethrinus atkinsoni, the Pacific yellowtail emperor,, Atkinson's emperor, reticulated emperor, tricky snapper, Tuamotu emperor, yellow morwong or yellow-tailed emperor is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperor breams and emperors. This fish is found in the Western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Lethrinus atkinsoni was first formally described in 1910 by the American ichthyologist Alvin Seale with its type locality given as Balabac Island in the Philippines.

Distribution

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France · 76United States of America · 2