Lethrinidae facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Lethrinidae |
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| Orange-striped emperor (Lethrinus obsoletus) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Superfamily: | Percoidea |
| Family: | Lethrinidae Bonaparte, 1831 |
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The Lethrinidae are a family of fishes in the order Perciformes commonly known as emperors, emperor breams, and pigface breams.
These fish are found in tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and Lethrinus atlanticus is also found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. They are benthic feeders, consuming invertebrates and small fishes. Some species have molariform teeth which they use to eat shelled invertebrates, such as mollusks and crabs.
- Carpenter, K. E. and G. R. Allen (Hrsg.): Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (Family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Species Catalogue Vol. 9, Rom 1989. (Download)
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Longface emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus)
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Striped large-eye bream (Gnathodentex aureolineatus)
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Humpnose big-eye bream (Monotaxis grandoculis)
See also
In Spanish: Lethrinidae para niños
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