EMPEROR, SPANGLED

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EMPEROR, SPANGLED

Scientific Name: 
Lethrinus nebulosus
Fish Group: 
Emperor
Salt/Fresh: 
Salt
Also Known As: 
Spangled Emperor; Yellow Sweetlip; Nor-West Snapper; Sixteen Pounder; Green Snapper; Sand Snapper; EMPEROR, SPANGLED
Rating: 
Countries: 
Australia
Description: 
Spangled Emperor is a large reef dwelling and tasty fish.
How To Identify: 
The Spangled Emperor is a golden or yellowish to silvery body, with blue dots on each of its scales given it a bluish tinge on the body as well. Fins are yellow and blue. Beautiful blue markings on the face descend right down to the mouth which makes it easy to distinguish to the Grass Sweetlip which blue marks on the face do not go right down to the mouth. It is one of the larger of the true emperors and grows to about 10 kgs.
How To Catch: 
Spangled Emperor are not terribly fussy about what they eat and will take squid, pilchard, fish flesh baits and pretty much and bottom bouncing bait. They are a great fighter and tend not to be too dirty for a bottom dwelling fish. Although they do school up and respond to a berly trail, drifting across shallow reef can be very effective as they move onto the reef during a rising tide looking for food.
Where Found: 
Spangled Emperor range from Southern Queensland right around to mid Western Australia. Very commonly targeted and caught in Central and Southern Barrier Reef sections.

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