Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Luvarus imperialis Rafinesque, 1810

louvar, luvar

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Acanthuriformes

Family
Luvaridae

Genus
Luvarus

Species
imperialis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Distribution: circumtropical

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
  • McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Luvarus imperialis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14011. Accessed 3 April 2026.