General Information

COMMON NAMES: Yellowlip Emperor, Yellowlip Snapper, Short-nosed Emperor; German Gelblippen-Strassenkehrer; French Bec de Cane à Lèvres Jaunes, Empereur Bec de Cane TRADITIONAL NAMES: ‘Īroa (RR MG AK), Iroa (PL), Ngutūla (TS), Ngutūra (TW), Yīloa (PK); Other Polynesian - Oeo Utupoto (TAH), Oeo tiamu (TAH-L), Ninuki (TUA), Vipuake (MQA), Manukena (MVA) GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Tuamotus; n. to s.Japan; s. to New Caledonia COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; PLUS: N.Group, PL and AK.; Marine, near-shore KEY FEATURES: To 60cm. Olive to greyish snapper with distinct angle in front of eyes in profile from side. Upper lip yellow or orange, and inside of mouth and tongue bright orange. Often a red spot at base of Pectoral Fin.

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
	P		-		^P	P

Northern Group: Present
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
+			P

Lethrinus xanthochilus Klunzinger, 1870
SYNONYMS: Lethrinella xanthochila [new comb.]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Percoidei; Percoidea; LETHRINIDAE

Vouchers:
Aitutaki: field sighting outer reef Motukitiu, A.D.Lewis (Sims88); field-specimen, NBSAP School, 12/2000, ID GM. Tongareva: Listed (Preston95), field sighting N.Sims & A.D.Lewis (Sims88); 1 specimen handline trials (T&P85). Pukapuka: fieldspecimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Lethrinus xanthochilus.

References:
text p.147 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 56f Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.203 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.297 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 53-13 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 48-10 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM06a, zD04a

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