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Pacific yellowtail emperor

Lethrinus atkinsoni

Where to fish

A destination match is not yet verified. The country records below describe occurrence, not a confirmed local fishing trip.

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Local names

A name can refer to different fish in different places.

NameRegionSource
Yellow morwongAustraliaReference
Yellowbrow emperorGuamReference
Yellowtail emperorAustraliaReference
Yellow-tailed emperorAustraliaReference
Yellow-tailed emperorSolomon Is.Reference
Yellow-tailed emperorMalaysiaReference
Atkinson's emperorUK Gr. BritainReference
Bossu doréNew Caledonia · FrenchReference
EmperorAustraliaReference
Iso-fuefukiJapan · JapaneseReference
Pacific yellowtail emperorAustraliaReference
Pacific yellowtail emperorMalaysiaReference
Pacific yellowtail emperorMicronesiaReference
Pacific yellowtail emperorPhilippinesReference
Pacific yellowtail emperorGlobalReference
Petit bec de caneNew Caledonia · FrenchReference
Reticulated emperorAustraliaReference
Sky emperorIndonesiaReference
TamouréFr. Polynesia · FrenchReference
Tricky snapperAustraliaReference
Tuamotu emperorFr. PolynesiaReference
Tuamotu emperorSamoaReference

Seasons

A species-wide fishing season is not verified. Use the destination guide and local agency for the water and dates you choose.

Regulations and identification

Source records

Country occurrence records

Admiralty Is. · American Samoa · Australia · Brunei Daruss. · Caroline I. · Cocos/Keel. Is. · Cook Is. · Fiji · Fr. Polynesia · Guam · Hong Kong · Indonesia · Japan · Kiribati · Lord Howe I. · Malaysia · Marquesas Is. · Marshall Is. · Micronesia · New Caledonia · Niue · North. Marianas · Palau · Papua New Guin. · Philippines · Ryukyu Is. · Samoa · Singapore · Society Is. · Solomon Is. · Taiwan/ChTaipei · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Tokelau · Tonga · Tuamotu Is. · Tuvalu · Vanuatu · Viet Nam · Wallis Futuna

A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.