Spotcheek Emperor

Scientific Name: Lethrinus rubrioperculatus
Family: Emperors - Lethrinidae
Maximum Size: 50cm
Identification: Bright silver to brownish silver with diffuse stripe and bar markings on lower body; reddish brown spot on rear edge of gill cover.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Sand and rubble bottoms of coastal reefs and outer slopes to 40m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Sri Lanka to Solomon Is. S.W. Japan and Micronesia to Australia and New Caledonia.