Lethrinus atkinsoni | University of the Philippines Mindanao | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Lethrinus atkinsoni
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Actinopterygii
  • Order » Spariformes
  • Family » Lethrinidae
  • Genus » Lethrinus
  • Species » atkinsoni
  • Lethrinus atkinsoni
    (Pacific yellowtail emperor)
  • Description »  

    Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 2 - 30 m , usually 2 - 18 m . Tropical; 31°N - 32°S, 96°E - 134°W

    Maturity: Lm ?, range 28 - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 32.5 cm TL male/unsexed; ; max. reported age: 24 years

    Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal;  Cross section: oval.

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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental] [General Santos City, South Cotabato]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »  
  • Species ID by »  
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao
  • Collection Code »   [FDP_GOVG_2202_042A] [FDP_SGES_2112_024A]
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:09 March 2015 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »  
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524439
  • Curated by »   mafortaleza-dc (Maybelle Fortaleza)
  • Last Updated »   Nov. 28, 2024, 1:12 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    GATATTGGCACCCTTTATTTAGTGTTTGGTGCCTGAGCTGGAATGGTAGGAACAGCCCTAAGCCTACTCATTCGGGCCGAACTTAGTCAACCCGGAGCACTCCTGGGAGACGACCAAATTTATAATGTTATTGTCACAGCACATGCTTTCGTAATAATCTTCTTTATGGTTATGCCCATTATGATTGGAGGGTTCGGGAACTGACTTATCCCCCTAATGATTGGGGCCCCCGACATAGCATTCCCCCGAATGAACAACATGAGCTTTTGACTTCTACCCCCTTCATTCCTCCTTCTGCTTGCGTCTTCAGGCGTAGAGGCCGGGGCTGGGACCGGATGGACAGTCTACCCACCACTAGCGGGTAACCTTGCCCATGCAGGTGCATCTGTCGACTTAACGATTTTCTCACTCCACTTAGCAGGGGTTTCCTCAATTCTGGGGGCTATCAACTTCATTACAACAATTATTAACATGAAGCCTCCGGCTATCTCTCAGTATCAAACGCCCCTGTTTGTGTGAGCTGTTCTAATTACCGCCGTGCTACTTCTCCTATCCCTACCAGTCCTTGCCGCCGGCATCACAATGCTGTTAACGGACCGAAACCTAAACACCACTTTCTTTGACCCCGCATGAGGAGGGGACCCAATCCTCTACCAGCATCTATTCTGATTCTTC

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