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Lethrinus atlanticus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Lethrinidae

Genus
  
Lethrinus

Order
  
Perciformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Lethrinus, Lethrinus borbonicus, Lethrinus microdon, Lethrinus erythracanthus, Lethrinus variegatus

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.

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Lethrinus atlanticus Wikipedia