Lethrinus miniatus

angolSnout 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.

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