Lethrinus nebulosus

Lethrinus nebulosus
A Lethrinus nebulosus off the coast of Zanzibar, Tanazania.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lethrinidae
Genus: Lethrinus
Species:
L. nebulosus
Binomial name
Lethrinus nebulosus
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Sciaena nebulosa Forsskål, 1775
  • Sparus choerorynchus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Lethrinus choerorynchus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Lethrinus maculatus Valenciennes, 1830
  • Lethrinus erythrurus Valenciennes, 1830
  • Lethrinus gothofredi Valenciennes, 1830
  • Lethrinus korely Valenciennes, 1830
  • Lethrinus centurio Valenciennes, 1830
  • Lethrinus esculentus Valenciennes, 1830
  • Lethrinus karwa Valenciennes, 1830
  • Lethrinus alboguttatus Valenciennes, 1830
  • Lethrinus fasciatus Valenciennes, 1830
  • Lethrinus fraenatus Valenciennes, 1830
  • Lethrinus cyanoxanthus Richardson, 1843
  • Lethrinus anatarius Richardson, 1845
  • Lethrinus guentheri Bleeker, 1873
  • Lethrinus aurolineatus Macleay, 1882
  • Lethrinus carinatus Weber, 1913
  • Lethrinus devisianus Whitley, 1929
  • Lethrinus perselectus Whitley, 1933

Lethrinus nebulosus, the spangled emperor, green snapper, morwong, north-west snapper, sand bream, sand snapper, sixteen-pounder, sharie, sheri and yellow sweetlip, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This species is found the Indo-West Pacific region.