Lethrinus atlanticus Valenciennes, 1830
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Lethrinus atlanticus, the Atlantic emperor, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This species is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of western Africa.
Wikipedia contributors, Lethrinus atlanticus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:03:06.572752+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lethrinus atlanticus Valenciennes, 1830
- Name authority
- Valenciennes, 1830
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Lethrinidae
- Genus
- Lethrinus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLethrinidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusLethrinus Cuvier, 1829
- speciesLethrinus atlanticus Valenciennes, 1830
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lethrinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| yellowtail emperorLethrinus crocineus Smith, 1959 | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinus amboinensis Bleeker, 1854 | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackeye emperorLethrinus enigmaticus Smith, 1959 | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinus semicinctus Valenciennes, 1830 | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spangled emperorLethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775) | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| redaxil emperorLethrinus conchyliatus (Smith, 1959) | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinus laticaudis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotcheek emperorLethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato, 1978 | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale, 1910 | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| orange-striped emperorLethrinus obsoletus (Forsskål, 1775) | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| longface emperorLethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830 | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinus mitchelli Allen, Victor & Erdmann, 2021 | LethrinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. Tome Sixième. Livre Sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides., v. 6: i–xxiv + 6 pp. + 1–559, Pls. 141–169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1–425, 493–559; Cuvier 426–491. i–xviii + 1–470 in Strasbourg ed.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6PQMZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.