Lethrinidae

Emperors or scavengers

43 species

1. 1Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802) · Striped large-eye breamocean · tropical · reef
2. 2Gymnocranius audleyi Ogilby, 1916 · Collared large-eye breamocean · subtropical · reef
3. 3Gymnocranius elongatus Senta, 1973 · Forktail large-eye breamocean · tropical
4. 4Gymnocranius euanus (Günther, 1879) · Japanese large-eye breamocean · tropical · reef
5. 5Gymnocranius frenatus Bleeker, 1873 · Yellowsnout large-eye breamocean · tropical · reef
6. 6Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830) · Blue-lined large-eye breamocean · tropical · reef
7. 7Gymnocranius griseus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) · Grey large-eye breamocean · tropical · reef
8. 8Gymnocranius indicus Chen, Miki, Nevill & Borsa, 2024ocean · tropical
9. 9Gymnocranius microdon (Bleeker, 1851) · Blue-spotted large-eye breamocean · tropical · reef
10. 10Gymnocranius oblongus Borsa, Béarez & Chen, 2010ocean · subtropical
11. 11Gymnocranius satoi Borsa, Béarez, Paijo & Chen, 2013 · Blacknape large-eye breamocean · tropical
12. 12Gymnocranius superciliosus Borsa, Béarez, Paijo & Chen, 2013 · Eyebrowed large-eye bream.ocean · tropical
13. 13Lethrinus amboinensis Bleeker, 1854 · Ambon emperorocean · tropical · reef
14. 14Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale, 1910 · Pacific yellowtail emperorocean · tropical · reef
15. 15Lethrinus atlanticus Valenciennes, 1830 · Atlantic emperorocean · tropical · reef
16. 16Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes, 1830 · Snubnose emperorocean · tropical · reef
17. 17Lethrinus conchyliatus (Smith, 1959) · Redaxil emperorocean · tropical · reef
18. 18Lethrinus crocineus Smith, 1959 · Yellowtail emperorocean · tropical · reef
19. 19Lethrinus enigmaticus Smith, 1959 · Blackeye emperorocean · tropical · reef
20. 20Lethrinus erythracanthus Valenciennes, 1830 · Orange-spotted emperorocean · tropical · reef
21. 21Lethrinus erythropterus Valenciennes, 1830 · Longfin emperorocean · tropical · reef
22. 22Lethrinus genivittatus Valenciennes, 1830 · Longspine emperorbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
23. 23Lethrinus haematopterus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 · Chinese emperorocean · subtropical · reef
24. 24Lethrinus harak (Fabricius, 1775) · Thumbprint emperorbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
25. 25Lethrinus laticaudis Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 · Grass emperorbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
26. 26Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède, 1802) · Pink ear emperorbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
27. 27Lethrinus mahsena (Fabricius, 1775) · Sky emperorocean · tropical · reef
28. 28Lethrinus microdon Valenciennes, 1830 · Smalltooth emperorocean · tropical · reef
29. 29Lethrinus miniatus (Forster, 1801) · Trumpet emperorbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
30. 30Lethrinus mitchelli Allen, Victor & Erdmann, 2021 · Mitchell's Emperorocean · tropical · reef
31. 31Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775) · Spangled emperorbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
32. 32Lethrinus obsoletus (Forsskål, 1775) · Orange-striped emperorocean · tropical · reef
33. 33Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830 · Longface emperorocean · tropical · reef
34. 34Lethrinus ornatus Valenciennes, 1830 · Ornate emperorocean · tropical · reef
35. 35Lethrinus ravus Carpenter & Randall, 2003 · Drab emperorocean · tropical · reef
36. 36Lethrinus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1830 · Red snout emperorocean · tropical · reef
37. 37Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato, 1978 · Spotcheek emperorocean · tropical · reef
38. 38Lethrinus semicinctus Valenciennes, 1830 · Blackblotch emperorocean · tropical · reef
39. 39Lethrinus variegatus Valenciennes, 1830 · Slender emperorocean · tropical · reef
40. 40Lethrinus xanthochilus Klunzinger, 1870 · Yellowlip emperorocean · tropical · reef
41. 41Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskål, 1775) · Humpnose big-eye breamocean · tropical · reef
42. 42Monotaxis heterodon (Bleeker, 1854) · Redfin emperorocean · tropical · reef
43. 43Wattsia mossambica (Smith, 1957) · Mozambique large-eye breamocean · deep-water · reef

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.