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Lethrinidae
Bonaparte, 1831
- emperor snappers
(fish)
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Acanthuriformes (Order) - surgeonfishes and relatives
..†Acanthonemidae (Family)
..Acanthuridae (Family) - surgeonfishes and unicornfishes
..Antigoniidae (Family) - deepwater boarfishes
..Callanthiidae (Family) - splendid perches
..Caproidae (Family) - boarfishes
..†Caprovesposidae (Family)
..Cepolidae (Family) - bandfishes
..Chaetodontidae (Family) - butterflyfishes
..Dinopercidae (Family) - cavebasses
..Drepaneidae (Family) - sicklefishes
..Emmelichthyidae (Family) - rovers
..Ephippidae (Family) - spadefishes and batfishes
..Gerreidae (Family) - mojarras
..Haemulidae (Family) - grunts
..†Kushlukiidae (Family)
..Latilidae (Family) - deepwater tilefishes
..Leiognathidae (Family) - ponyfishes
..Lobotidae (Family) - tripletails and tigerperches
..Lutjanidae (Family) - snappers
..Luvaridae (Family) - luvars
..Malacanthidae (Family) - tilefishes
..†Massalongiidae (Family)
..Monodactylidae (Family) - moonies
..Moronidae (Family) - white basses
..Nemipteridae (Family) - threadfin breams and spinycheeks
..Pomacanthidae (Family) - angelfishes
..Priacanthidae (Family) - bigeyes
..Scatophagidae (Family) - scats
..Sciaenidae (Family) - croakers and drums
..Siganidae (Family) - rabbitfishes
..Sillaginidae (Family) - sillagos
..†Sorbinipercidae (Family)
..Sparidae (Family) - porgys and seabreams
..Zanclidae (Family) - Moorish idols
..†Zorzinichthyidae (Family)
..Lethrinidae (Family) - emperor snappers
....Lethrininae (Subfamily) - emperors
....Monotaxinae (Subfamily) - big-eye seabreams
Types
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Lethrininae
(Subfamily)
Bonaparte, 1831
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (14 Mar 2025); 18 Mar 2025.
[inferred]
Type
:
Lethrinus
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1829
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 370; [<16 Feb 2024].
[inferred]
Variants
Incorrect spelling
:
Leithrinidae
(Family)
Carroll, 1988, nom. null.
Ref:
W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011
: 35.
[inferred]
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
straatvegers
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
emperor snappers
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (14 Mar 2025).
:
emperors
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 505.
:
emperor breams
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 505.
:
emperors
Ref:
W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998
: 2480.
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