Longface Emperor

Scientific Name: Lethrinus olivaceus
Family: Emperors - Lethrinidae
Maximum Size: 100cm
Identification: Elongate body with long pointed snout; gray to olive with no distinctive markings; often display mottled pattern. Largest species in family.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups; highly active and fast swimming.
Hide-out: Sand bottoms of lagoons and outer slpoes in 1-185m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Samoa. S.W. Japan and Micronesia to Australia and New Caledonia.