Lethrinus miniatus

ingliseSnout moderately long. Cheek without scales. Body silvery, tan or yellowish in color, often with a series of 8 or 9 dark bars. Vertical bars may be absent in some individuals. Base of pectoral fin red. Occasionally a red streak is present, originating on the upper operculum, passing beneath the eye and on to the snout. Reddish lips. Fins pale or reddish, sometimes brilliant red on membranes near base of pelvic fin and between spinous rays of dorsal and anal fin. The base of scales often black.

• Sparus miniatus Forster, 1801
• Lethrinus imperialis De Vis, 1884
• Lethrinella miniatus (Forster, 1801)
• Lethrinus amamianus Akazaki, 1962
• Lethrinus chrysostomus Richardson, 1848
• Lethrinella miniata (Forster, 1801)