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Lethrinidae
Atlantic emperor
Lethrinus atlanticus
Fine netting pattern below eyes
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Fusiform
MediumAtlantic emperor is a marine fish from Eastern Central Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 50 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Lethrinidae
- Genus
- Lethrinus
- Maximum length
- 50 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Eastern Central Atlantic: Senegal to Gabon; also Cape Verde, São Tome-Principe Islands, and Rolas Islands. There is little doubt that only a single species of Lethrinus exists in the tropical western Atlantic.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
