Lethrinus atlanticus

Atlantic Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lethrinidae
Genus: Lethrinus
Species: L. atlanticus
Binomial name
Lethrinus atlanticus
Valenciennes, 1830

The Atlantic emperor (Lethrinus atlanticus) 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]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Lethrinus atlanticus" in FishBase. July 2014 version.
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