Lethrinus atlanticus
Lethrinus atlanticus, the Atlantic emperor, is a species of fish in the emperor family found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of western Africa. In the wild, this species feeds on bottom dwelling invertebrates and grows up to 30 cm at average.[1]
| Lethrinus atlanticus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Spariformes |
| Family: | Lethrinidae |
| Genus: | Lethrinus |
| Species: | L. atlanticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lethrinus atlanticus Valenciennes, 1830 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Lethrinus atlanticus" in FishBase. July 2014 version.
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