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Lethrinus ornatus   Valenciennes,  1830 (Fish)
Organism information awaits expert curation

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Description
Size: Maximum 45 cm; common 20 to 25 cm

Color: Body color is dusky whitish, becoming lighter below, with four or six orange stripes. The posterior edges of the operculum and preoperculum are bright red. The head is brown or tan, sometimes with a red spot on the lower front edge of the eye. The pectoral fin is orangish; the pelvic, anal and most of the dorsal fin is whitish. The edge of the dorsal and caudal fin is reddish.

Height 2.4-2.8, 2.9-3.5 in length with caudal. Head 2.9-3.8 in length with caudal. Eye 3-3.5. Inter orbital space slightly convex, less than or equal to eye. Relative length of sides of triangle, formed by middle of pupil, angle of preoperculum and snout (in this sequence) 1 : 1.3-1.5 : 1-1.2. Mouth slightly oblique, jaw sub equal. Corner of mouth in vertical between anterior and posterior nostril. Canines moderate. Lateral teeth rounded and molar like. Origin of dorsal separated by 6 scales from lateral line. Dorsal spines slender, third or fourth longest, equal to post orbital part of head and half eye and about as long as longest soft dorsal rays. Origin of anal slightly behind vertical through last dorsal spine, separated by 14 scales from lateral line. Second anal spine much thicker than third, but about of the same length, longer than eye and slightly more than soft anal rays. Pectorals long and pointed, almost as long as head, ventrals equal to snout and eye. Caudal incised, the lobes pointed. Least height of caudal peduncle 1.5 in its length. Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; anal spines: 3; anal soft rays: 8.

Remarks: Values in above description denote proportions.

Biogeography


• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands (Lat: 12.5) (Long: 92.75) INDIA
• MYANMAR
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andamans INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, North Reef Island INDIA
• Lakshadweep, Amini Island (Lat: 11.08) (Long: 72.75) INDIA (Record: 03/1954)
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands INDIA
• Kerala INDIA
• INDIA

Literature Source(s)

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• Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org

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• Fischer, W and Bianchi, G (Eds.) (1984) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51) FAO, Rome 2 Available at - http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/ad468e/ad468e00.HTM#Contents

• Fischer, W and Whitehead, PJP (1974) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean - Fishing Area 57 and Western Central Pacific - Fishing Area 71 FAO, Rome 2 Available at - http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/e9163e/e9163e00.htm

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• Silas, EG and Toor, HS. (1961) On some new records of Pigface Breams (Family Lethrinidae : Pisces) from the Andaman sea Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India The Marine Biological Association of India, Cochin, India 3(1&2) 208-214 Available at - http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/908/1/Article_20.pdf

• Rao, GC; Rao, DV and Devi, K (1994) A faunal exploration of the North Reef Island sanctuary, North Andaman Journal of the Andaman Science Association Andaman Science Association, Port Blair 10(1&2) 68-81 Available at - NIO, Goa

• Balan, V (1958) Notes on a visit to certain islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, with special reference to fisheries Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society Bombay Natural History Society 55 (2) 297-306 Available at - http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/6009/1/1.pdf

• Varghese, M; Manisseri, MK; Ramamurthy, N; Geetha, PM; Thomas, VJ and Gandhi, A (2011) Coral reef fishes of Gulf of Mannar, S.E of India Fishing Chimes CMFRI 31(1) 38-40 Available at - NIO, Goa

• Talwar, PK (1990) Fishes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A synoptic survey Journal of the Andaman Science Association Andaman Science Association, Port Blair 6(2) 71-102 Available at - NIO,Goa

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