Lethrinus
| Lethrinus | |
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| Orange-striped Emperor (L. obsoletus) | |
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| Yellowtail emperor Lethrinus crocineus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Lethrinidae |
| Genus: | Lethrinus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Sparus choerorynchus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 | |
| Species | |
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30, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lethrinus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. These fishes are mostly found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, with a single species in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Lethrinus was the name in Greek for fishes in the Sparid genus Pagellus.