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Lethrinus atlanticus Valenciennes, 1830

Atlantic emperor
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Guinea country information

Common names: Sinapa khamè
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the Guinea shelf (Ref. 47102).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fis-net.com/guinea
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Carpenter, K.E. and G.R. Allen, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Empereur atlantique, Emperador atlántico, 大西洋裸颊鲷, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Lethrinidae (Emperors or scavengers) > Lethrininae
Etymology: Lethrinus: Greek, lethrinia, a fish pertaining to genus Pagellus.
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 50 m (Ref. 2683).   Tropical; 20°N - 5°S

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