Emperor red snapper
Lutjanus sebae
- Usual depth31–95 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and October
- How commonCommon
About this species
Lutjanus sebae, also known as red emperor, emperor red snapper, emperor snapper, government bream, king snapper, queenfish or red kelp, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 491 records
- February: 113 records
- March: 91 records
- April: 200 records
- May: 289 records
- June: 262 records
- July: 188 records
- August: 1,386 records
- September: 2,661 records
- October: 1,627 records
- November: 548 records
- December: 299 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 31–95 m · Deepest record: 152 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Emperor red snapper, emperor red snapper, Emperor Snapper, Emperor's Red-snapper, Government Bream, King Snapper, Queenfish, Red Emperor, Red Emperor Snapper, Redfish, Red Kelp, Seba's Snapper
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Kaiserschnapper
- Spanish
- Pargo emperador, Pargo imperial
- French
- Bourgeois, Empereur Rouge, Empereur rouge, Pouatte, Pouatte, Vivaneau bourgeois
- Japanese
- Sennendai, センネンダイ
- Thai
- ปลากะพงแดงหน้าตั้ง
- Simplified Chinese
- 千年笛鯛, 厚唇仔, 嗑頭, 川紋笛鯛, 打鐵婆, 番仔加志, 白點赤海
Other scientific names: Diacope civis, Diacope sebae, Diacope siamensis, Genyoroge regia, Lutianus sebae
Similar species
- Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
- Twinspot snapper
Lutjanus bohar
- Blacktail snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
- Humpback snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
- Common bluestripe snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
- Bigeye snapper
Lutjanus lutjanus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 8,513 open-data records from 1910 to 2022.
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