Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Redfin Bream
Monotaxis heterodon
Redfin Bream
Also known as: Redfin Emperor
Category: Emperors
Scientific Name: Monotaxis heterodon
Size: Up to 14 in. (35 cm)  
Depth: 10-300 ft. (3-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Fiji, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Lethrinidae (Family) Emperors
      └Monotaxis (Genus)
       └M. heterodon (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1042872🔗
iNaturalist ID: 494752🔗

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