Author: (Forster, 1801)
FBname: Trumpet emperor
Comments: Adults inhabit coral reefs during daytime where they feed occasionally in sand and rubble areas between coral heads.  At night, they move out over the sandy sea floor and forage actively.  Usually occur in small schools. Juveniles live in shallow, inshore waters such as seagrass and mangrove areas, moving into deeper water as they age (Ref. 27260, 28202).  Feed mainly on crustaceans, echinoderms, mollusks and fish, with crabs and sea urchins predominating.  Much of the information reported for this species was based on misidentifications and referred to <i>L. olivaceous</i> (see Ref. 2295).  Marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 9987). Caught primarily by handline. One of the favourite food and sport fishes around the Great Barrier Reef. A major food fish in New Caledonia. Occasionally implicated in cases of fish poisoning (ciguatoxin) (Ref. 68703).