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Redfin Emperor

Monotaxis heterodon

Classification

Monotaxis heterodon, the redfin emperor, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This fish is found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy Monotaxis heterodon was first formally described as Pagrus heterodon in 1854 by the Dutch physician, herpetologist and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker with its type locality given as Halmahera in Indonesia.

Distribution

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France · 197United States of America · 7