Yellowlip emperor (Lethrinus xanthochilus) changes coloring

Yellowlip emperor (Lethrinus xanthochilus) changes coloring

Category Fishes
Maximum length 70 cm
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Lethrinidae
Genus Lethrinus
Shoot place Gardens Bay
Shoot date 2018-10-10

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   Body colour is yellowish-grey with scattered irregular dark spots. The lips are yellowish, the upper lip is more intense. There is a red spot at the upper base of the pectoral fins, the fins are bluish-grey and spotted, the bases of the fins are lighter, and the edges of the dorsal and caudal fins are reddish.

 

 

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