Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae)

Scientific name: Lutjanus sebae Cuvier, 1816

Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae)

The Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae) is a brackish-water fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, southern Red Sea and East Africa to New Caledonia, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.

Biology

Occur in the vicinity of coral or rocky reefs, often over adjacent sand flats and gravel patches. Also trawled in deeper water on relatively flat bottoms. Juveniles are frequently commensal with sea urchins. Juveniles less than 20 cm long are common in near shore, turbid waters, in mangrove areas, or among both coastal and deeper water offshore reefs. Juveniles can also be found swimming amongst the spines of urchins in shallow coastal bays. They move to deeper waters as they grow larger, with large fish often moving into shallower water during the winter months. They form schools of similar-sized individuals or are solitary. Feed on fishes, crabs, stomatopods, other benthic crustaceans and cephalopods. Marketed fresh, dried-salted

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lutjanus sebae
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
116
Common length
60.0
Depth range
5–180 m (16–591 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 180 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: southern Red Sea and East Africa to New Caledonia, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.13-0.38; tmax=35; Fec=5 million)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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