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(c) Alexandra Hoschke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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(c) Justin Walker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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(c) Ian Shaw, all rights reserved
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(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Redspot Emperor

Lethrinus lentjan

Worldwide: 465 observations
Group: Fish

About

Lethrinus lentjan is a species of emperor fish. It has a distinctive blood-red colouration around the margin of the gill covers. It is widespread around the Indo-West Pacific, and is reef-associated. This species is fished commercially and for sport.

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Recent sightings near Cairns

Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.

Apr 21, 2026Ports North, Cairns Seaport Operations, 1 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, AustraliaObserver: Stuart MittenView observation from Apr 21, 2026 on iNaturalist
Jan 22, 2026Ports North, Cairns Seaport Operations, 1 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, AustraliaObserver: SamView observation from Jan 22, 2026 on iNaturalist
Jan 22, 2026Ports North, Cairns Seaport Operations, 1 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, AustraliaObserver: SamView observation from Jan 22, 2026 on iNaturalist
Jan 22, 2026Ports North, Cairns Seaport Operations, 1 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, AustraliaObserver: SamView observation from Jan 22, 2026 on iNaturalist
Mar 3, 2020Palm Cove QLD 4879, AustraliaObserver: Bradley RasmussenView observation from Mar 3, 2020 on iNaturalist
Jan 6, 2018Cairns City QLD 4870, AustraliaObserver: Justin WalkerView observation from Jan 6, 2018 on iNaturalist