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spotcheek emperor

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato, 1978

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus from off New Caledonia. Voucher specimen deposited in the collections of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, under registration number MNHN 2006-1325. Parasitological number MNHN JNC1122. Locality: Off Nouméa, New Caledonia, near Récif Le Sournois. Coordinates: 22°31' 30"S, 166°26'31"E.

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus from off New Caledonia. Voucher specimen deposited in the collections of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, under registration number MNHN 2006-1325. Parasitological number MNHN JNC1122. Locality: Off Nouméa, New Caledonia, near Récif Le Sournois. Coordinates: 22°31' 30"S, 166°26'31"E.

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Open encyclopedia reference

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus, the spotcheek emperor, red-eared emperor, red-ears, red-edged emperor, scarlet-cheek emperor, and spot cheek emperor, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors or emperor breams. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.

Wikipedia contributors, Lethrinus rubrioperculatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:48:11.541525+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato, 1978
Name authority
Sato, 1978
Common name
spotcheek emperor
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Family
Lethrinidae
Genus
Lethrinus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. familyLethrinidae Bonaparte, 1831
  11. genusLethrinus Cuvier, 1829
  12. speciesLethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato, 1978

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Lethrinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
yellowtail emperorLethrinus crocineus Smith, 1959LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lethrinus atlanticus Valenciennes, 1830LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lethrinus amboinensis Bleeker, 1854LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
blackeye emperorLethrinus enigmaticus Smith, 1959LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lethrinus semicinctus Valenciennes, 1830LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
spangled emperorLethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775)LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
redaxil emperorLethrinus conchyliatus (Smith, 1959)LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lethrinus laticaudis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale, 1910LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
orange-striped emperorLethrinus obsoletus (Forsskål, 1775)LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
longface emperorLethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lethrinus mitchelli Allen, Victor & Erdmann, 2021LethrinidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 24 records assigned to Lethrinidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Sato, T. (1978). A synopsis of the sparoid fish genus Lethrinus, with the description of a new species. Bulletin of the University Museum, University of Tokyo, No. 15: i–v + 1–70, Pls. 1–12. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:6Q324. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.