WoRMS taxon details
Lethrinus harak (Forsskål, 1775)
212063 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212063)
accepted
Species
Lethrinus azureus Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Lethrinus bleekeri Klunzinger, 1884 · unaccepted
Lethrinus bonhamensis Günther, 1874 · unaccepted
Lethrinus johnii Castelnau, 1873 · unaccepted
Lethrinus papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 · unaccepted
Lethrinus rhodopterus Bleeker, 1852 · unaccepted
Sciaena harak Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sciaena harak Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 52, xii [details]
page(s): 52, xii [details]
Description Found solitary or in small schools over shallow sandy, coral rubble, mangroves, lagoons, channel and seagrass areas...
Description Found solitary or in small schools over shallow sandy, coral rubble, mangroves, lagoons, channel and seagrass areas inshore and adjacent to coral reefs. Feeds on polychaetes, crustaceans, molluscs, echinoderms and small fish. Reported to spawn throughout the year during the first five days of the lunar month in large aggregations in Belau. Also caught with shore seines and handlines (Ref. 9775). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lethrinus harak (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212063 on 2025-04-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lethrinus azureus Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
original description (of Sciaena harak Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 52, xii [details]
original description (of Lethrinus johnii Castelnau, 1873) Castelnau, F. L. (1873). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. Nos. III thru IX [with subtitles, indexed as one work]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> 2: 37-158. [Also as part of a separate, Melbourne, 1872.]. [details]
original description (of Lethrinus papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Lethrinus rhodopterus Bleeker, 1852) Bleeker, P. (1852). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Singapore. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 1): 51-86. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Sciaena harak Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 52, xii [details]
original description (of Lethrinus johnii Castelnau, 1873) Castelnau, F. L. (1873). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. Nos. III thru IX [with subtitles, indexed as one work]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> 2: 37-158. [Also as part of a separate, Melbourne, 1872.]. [details]
original description (of Lethrinus papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Lethrinus rhodopterus Bleeker, 1852) Bleeker, P. (1852). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Singapore. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 1): 51-86. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found solitary or in small schools over shallow sandy, coral rubble, mangroves, lagoons, channel and seagrass areas inshore and adjacent to coral reefs. Feeds on polychaetes, crustaceans, molluscs, echinoderms and small fish. Reported to spawn throughout the year during the first five days of the lunar month in large aggregations in Belau. Also caught with shore seines and handlines (Ref. 9775). [details]
To Barcode of Life (83 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lethrinus johnii Castelnau, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus rhodopterus Bleeker, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus bonhamensis Günther, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus azureus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Sciaena harak Forsskål, 1775)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethrinus harak)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena harak Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus bleekeri Klunzinger, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus bonhamensis Günther, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus johnii Castelnau, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus rhodopterus Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus azureus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase images (Lethrinus harak, Saudi Arabia, by Field, R.)
To GenBank (81 nucleotides; 66 proteins)
To GenBank (81 nucleotides; 66 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena harak Forsskål, 1775)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus harak FIN030562 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lethrinus johnii Castelnau, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus rhodopterus Bleeker, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus bonhamensis Günther, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus azureus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lethrinus papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Sciaena harak Forsskål, 1775)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethrinus harak)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena harak Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus bleekeri Klunzinger, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus bonhamensis Günther, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus johnii Castelnau, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus rhodopterus Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethrinus azureus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase images (Lethrinus harak, Saudi Arabia, by Field, R.)
To GenBank (81 nucleotides; 66 proteins)
To GenBank (81 nucleotides; 66 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena harak Forsskål, 1775)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lethrinus harak FIN030562 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
