Yellowfin Emperor

Scientific Name: Lethrinus erythracanthus
Family: Emperors - Lethrinidae
Maximum Size: 70cm
Identification: Dark bluish head and dark gray body with yellow fins. Easily distinguished from most emperors by large size.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Deep lagoons and outer reef slopes in 15-120m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Micronesia and Tuamotu Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef.