Lethrinus microdon Valenciennes, 1830 English common name: smalltooth emperor Fig. 2 D Lethrinus microdon Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830. — Cuvier and Valenciennes (1830): 295, Holotype: MNHN 0000-9073; Type locality: Indonesia: Molucca Islands, northeastern Pulau Buru. Material examined. ZMFUM - LE- 35-43, 9 specimens (Suppl. material 1), May 2022 to March 2023, depth 25– 50 m. Description. Dorsal-fin rays X, 9; anal-fin rays III, 8; pectoral-fin rays 13; tubed lateral-line scales 47–48; 4.5 transverse scale rows above lateral line; 16–17 transverse scale rows below lateral line; 15–16 lower series of scale around caudal-peduncle; low-bodied forms; forked caudal fin; no scales on inside of the pectoral fin base; conical teeth; cheek without scales; body gray; fins brown. Morphometrics. To characterize the morphological variation between Lethrinus species, morphometric features were analyzed. The MANOVA results showed no significant difference between males and females, the sexes were pooled in all analyses (0.0511

Published as part of Damadi, Ehsan, Yazdani Moghaddam, Faezeh & Ghanbarifardi, Mehdi, 2024, Taxonomic characterization of five species of emperor fishes (Actinopterygii: Eupercaria: Lethrinidae) based on external morphology, morphometry, and geographic distribution in the northwestern Indian Ocean, pp. 115-124 in Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 54 on pages 115-124, DOI: 10.3897/aiep.54.118586