Lethrinus scoparius is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This species is found in the southwestern Indian Ocean. L. scoparius was previously considered to be a junior synonyms of L. nebulosus.[1][2]

Lethrinus scoparius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lethrinidae
Genus: Lethrinus
Species:
L. scoparius
Binomial name
Lethrinus scoparius

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lethrinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ Holleman, Wouter; Gouws, Gavin; Glass, Jessica R.; Mann, Bruce Q. (2022). "Resurrection of Lethrinus scoparius Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 (Perciformes: Lethrinidae), from South African waters". Zootaxa. 5174 (5): 551–567. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5174.5.4. PMID 36095383. S2CID 251542864.