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Bigeye Emperor (Monotaxis grandoculis)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Monotaxis grandoculis

(Forsskål, 1775)

Bigeye Emperor

Also known as: Humpnose Big-Eye Bream, Bigeye Bream, Bigeye Barenose, Roundtoothed Large-Eyed Bream

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About
Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–100 m

Max size

60 cm

Max weight

5.89 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy
Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Lethrinidae

Where to find it
Other species in Lethrinidae
Orange-Spotted Emperor (Lethrinus erythracanthus)

Lethrinus erythracanthus

Orange-Spotted Emperor

Redfin Bream (Monotaxis heterodon)

Monotaxis heterodon

Redfin Bream

Striped Large-Eye Bream (Gnathodentex aureolineatus)

Gnathodentex aureolineatus

Striped Large-Eye Bream

Blackspot Emperor (Lethrinus harak)

Lethrinus harak

Blackspot Emperor

Image: © Rickard Zerpe (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source