Sealife guideThe redfin emperorMonotaxis heterodon
Last updated on 08/20/2024 at 08:58 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Redfin emperorRedfin bream
French namesEmpereur quatre raies blanches
Scientific nameMonotaxis heterodon (Bleeker, 1854)
FamilyLethrinidae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The redfin emperor is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The redfin emperor appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !

The redfin emperor (Monotaxis heterodon) © Rickard Zerpe sous licence Creative Commons
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