Yellowtail Emperor

Scientific Name: Lethrinus atkinsoni
Family: Emperors - Lethrinidae
Maximum Size: 41cm
Identification: Silvery to silvery blue or olive-brown, yellow tail and base; diffuse yellow area may extend from pectoral fin to tail base, yellow around upper eye.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Outer reef slopes, sandy areas of lagoons and seagrass beds in 2-25m.
Location: Pacific - Indonesia to Tuamotu Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe I.