FISHERY BULLETIN: VOL. 78, NO. 2 



Figure 32. — Lethrinus kalloptenis, 345 mm SL, Enewetak, Marshall Islands. 



Figure 33. — Lethrinus miniatus, 430 mm SL, Enewetak, Marshall Islands. 



Lethrinus 115 mm SL; the remaining three had 

 eaten crustaceans (stomatopod, crab, and alpheid 

 shrimp). 



Lethrinus xanthochilus Klunzinger (Figure 34): 

 This emperor is one of the more slender species of 

 Lethrinus (depth 3.1-3.3 in SL). The interorbital 



space is nearly flat. The teeth on the sides of the 

 jaws are conical. The upper lip is orange-yellow, 

 and there is a red spot at the upper pectoral base. It 

 is found more in lagoons than exposed reef 

 habitats; it will venture into shallow water. 



Two specimens, 445 and 550 mm SL (smallest 

 1.7 kg, largest not weighed), were collected at 



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