---
title: "Schwarzfleck-Straßenkehrer"
description: "Lethrinus harak — Fische. Lethrinus harak, the thumbprint emperor,"
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/thumbprint-emperor
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Schwarzfleck-Straßenkehrer

> Lethrinus harak — Fische. Lethrinus harak, the thumbprint emperor, 
Jimothey, 
blackblotch emperor or blackspot emperor, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the Family Lethrinidae.

- Scientific name: *Lethrinus harak*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 1750
- Wikidata: [Q2858865](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2858865)
- iNaturalist taxon: [201024](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201024)

## Names

- en: Thumbprint Emperor
- de: Schwarzfleck-Straßenkehrer
- fr: Empereur Saint-Pierre

## Countries with the most observations

NC (177), ID (155), AU (123), MV (95), FJ (94), EG (90), PH (88), SC (54), KE (52), MU (38), LK (27), TZ (23)

## Summary

Lethrinus harak, the thumbprint emperor, 
Jimothey, 
blackblotch emperor or blackspot emperor, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the Family Lethrinidae. the emperors and emperor breams. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethrinus_harak

## Photo

![Schwarzfleck-Straßenkehrer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/thumbprint-emperor/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11275808

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/thumbprint-emperor?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).