Lethrinus nebulosus | 水產百科網

Lethrinusnebulosusisaspeciesofemperorfish....Commonnamesincludespangledemperor,greensnapper,morwong,north-westsnapper,sandbream,sand ...

Species of fish

Lethrinus nebulosus is a species of emperor fish.[1] Common names include spangled emperor, green snapper, morwong, north-west snapper, sand bream, sand snapper, sixteen-pounder, Sharie, Sheri and yellow sweetlip.

This species commonly grows to approximately 70 cm in length, however the largest individuals have been found to be 87 cm.[clarification needed] It is yellow to yellowish-brown or bronze in colour, the belly being lighter. It has scattered blue markings over the body. The cheeks have no scales and may have a vertical blue markings.[2] It has whitish or yellowish fins with a yellowish-edged dorsal fin.

This fish occurs in the waters of East Africa to the southern parts of Japan. It also li...