BPBM 20398Ichthyology

Lethrinus microdon

Smalltooth Emperor

As recorded: Lethrinus microdon Valenciennes, 1830

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Lethrinidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: October 15, 1974
Locality: Sudan
Island: Sudan
Record type: Preserved specimen

7 Bishop specimens of Lethrinus microdon · collected 1974–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 15, 1974, J.E. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lethrinus microdon observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 73 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.

2026-09-12

(c) j14n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-11

Pamunugama Road, Negombo, Western Province, LK

(c) leekelai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-21

Baclayon, PH-BO, PH

(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-28

Bali, ID

(c) jnnnnn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-20

Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Ägypten

(c) KMoeckel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-13

Mu Ko Surin, MM-TN-KG, MM-TN, MM

(c) CaracalShan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Lethrinus microdon. BPBM 20398. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37423568. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20398.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37423568 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026