Longnose Emperor

Q: Where can you find Longnose Emperor?

Longnose Emperor can be found in: Egypt East, Laccadive Islands, Mariana Islands, Australia West, Saudi Arabia West, Malaysia East, Taiwan, Marshall Islands, Malaysia West, Komodo Island, Somalia East, Vanuatu, Sudan, Brunei, China, Myanmar, Eritrea, Australia, Hong Kong, Kenya, India, Israel, Japan South, India East, India West, Thailand East, Thailand West, Israel South, Indo-Pacific West, Oman, Oman East, Somalia North, Australia East, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Vietnam, Seychelles, Cambodia, Indo-Pacific, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Singapore, Tanzania, Malaysia, South Africa, Red Sea, Japan, Indonesia, Chagos Islands, Mozambique, Jordan, Palau, Philippines, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Micronesia, Egypt, Tonga and Samoa, Yemen, Mascarene Islands, Madagascar, Kiribati, Pakistan, Djibouti, Comoros, Fiji, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Somalia.

Lethrinus olivaceus

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185 m

Lethrinus olivaceus is a species of bony fishes belonging to the family Lethrinidae.

Other names: Longface Emperor or Long-nosed Emperor.

Description

Lethrinus olivaceus can reach a length of about 70–100 centimetres (28–39 in). This large lethrinid has a very long snout, with dark wavy streaks. The basic color of the body is olive-grayish, usually with various irregular darker blotches. It has 10 dorsal spine, 9 dorsal soft rays, 3 anal spines and 8 anal soft rays. This fish feeds mainly on crustaceans, cephalopods and fishes.

Distribution and habitat

This species is widespread in Indo-West Pacific, from Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa and Ryukyu Islands. It is a reef-associated species and it can be found in lagoons, in sandy coastal areas and in reef slopes, at depths of 1 to 185 m. It is occasionally found in small schools with Lethrinus microdon.