Author: Valenciennes, 1830
FBname: Longface emperor
Comments: Largest and the longest-snouted lethrinid (Ref. 37816).  Found in sandy coastal areas, lagoons, and reef slopes (Ref. 30573).  Juveniles are found in shallow sandy areas.  Often occurs in large schools.  Adults deep along coastal slopes and drop-offs, usually solitary (Ref. 48635).  Very active and swims fast (Ref. 90102).  Feeds mainly on fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods.  In Palau, it spawns throughout the year on the first few days of the lunar month along the edges of reefs.  Large individuals often ciguatoxic in New Caledonia and possibly elsewhere in Oceania (Ref. 9775). Caught mostly with handline and traps, occasionally by trawls and gill nets (Ref. 68703). Ref. 48635 reports maximum depth of occurrence.