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title: "Redfin Bream"
description: "Monotaxis heterodon — Peces. Monotaxis heterodon, the redfin emperor, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/redfin-bream
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Redfin Bream

> Monotaxis heterodon — Peces. Monotaxis heterodon, the redfin emperor, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams.

- Scientific name: *Monotaxis heterodon*
- Category: `fish` (Peces)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1465
- Wikidata: [Q46341640](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46341640)
- iNaturalist taxon: [494752](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/494752)

## Names

- en: Redfin Bream
- fr: Empereur à quatre raies blanches

## Countries with the most observations

ID (250), MV (203), FJ (154), NC (71), PF (65), PW (42), AU (35), MH (32), SB (27), PG (23), PH (21), MY (16)

## Summary

Monotaxis heterodon, the redfin emperor, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This fish is found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.

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

## Photo

![Redfin Bream](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/redfin-bream/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/349722107

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/redfin-bream?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).