Emperor red snapper

Emperor red snapper
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Lutjanidae
Genus:	Lutjanus
Species:	L. sebae
Binomial name
Lutjanus sebae (G. Cuvier, 1816)
Synonyms
Diacope sebae G. Cuvier, 1816 Diacope siamensis Valenciennes, 1830 Diacope civis Valenciennes, 1831 Genyoroge regia De Vis, 1884

The emperor red snapper, Lutjanus sebae, is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species is an inhabitant of both rocky and coral reefs, preferring flat areas with either a sandy or gravel substrate. They can be found at depths from 5 to 180 m (16 to 591 ft). This species can reach a length of 116 centimetres (46 in), though most do not exceed 60 cm (24 in). The greatest recorded weight for this species is 32.7 kg (72 lb). This species is commercially important and is also farmed. It is sought as a game fish and is found in the aquarium trade.^[1] It also known as the government bream in Australasia.

References

1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lutjanus sebae" in FishBase. December 2013 version.

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