Emperors are snapper-like
fishes with large mouths and a flat spine on the gill cover. They
feed upon fish and invertebrates. The group is well-represented in
warm seas where they are popular food fishes but only one species occurs
in Hawai'i.
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Monotaxis grandoculis
BIGEYE EMPEROR, Juvenile
Monotaxis grandoculis
BIGEYE EMPEROR
INDO-PACIFIC
Monotaxis heterodon
REDFIN EMPEROR, Juvenile
Monotaxis heterodon
REDFIN EMPEROR
Gnathodentex aurolineatus
STRIPED LARGE-EYE BREAM
Lethrinus olivaceus
LONGFACE EMPEROR
Lethrinus obsoletus
ORANGE-STRIPED EMPEROR
Lethrinus harak
THUMBPRINT EMPEROR
Lethrinus lentjan
PINKEAR EMPEROR
Lethrinus erythropterus
LONGFIN EMPEROR
Family Sparidae
Porgies
Emperors are snapper-like
fishes with disc-shaped bodies and tall faces. They
feed upon invertebrates and small fishes. The group is well-represented in
warm & temperate seas but none occur
in Hawai'i.