‹ Fish Finder· #494
Yellow-edged Lyretail
Variola louti
Bislamalos— names this kind of animal, not this species alone
- Habitat
- Reef
- Max size
- 83 cm
- Depth
- 3-300 m
- Family
- Serranidae
The yellow-edged lyretail also known as the yellowedge coronation trout, fairy cod, lunar tail rock cod, lunartailed cod, lyre-tail cod or moontail seabass,, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region and is more common than the congeneric white-edged lyretail.
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Easily confused with
Side by side, with what tells them apart.
Two red groupers covered in blue spots. Yellow-edged Lyretail has a deep crescent tail with long, pointed upper and lower lobes, and the rear edges of its tail, dorsal and anal fins are broadly yellow, as are the tips of its pectoral fins. Leopard Coral Grouper's tail is almost square, with only a thin white margin, it has no yellow edges, and a blue ring circles its eye.
See the Leopard Coral Grouper →
Both are red groupers with small blue or pink spots and a deep crescent tail. Yellow-edged Lyretail has yellow rear edges on its tail and fins. White-edged Lyretail has no yellow: a thin white line runs along the tail margin, and it stays smaller (65 cm against 83).
See the White-edged Lyretail →