Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae)

General data

Main name: Emperor red snapper
Local names: Emperor snapper, Government bream, King snapper, Queenfish , Red kelp, Emperor snapper, Red emperor
Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
Habitat: Saltwater
Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean

Classification

Description

Lutjanus sebae, the 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. Description Lutjanus sebae has a very deep body, its standard length being just over twice its depth. The forehead is steeply sloped, the snout has a straight or convex upper profile and the knob and incision on the preopercle are moderately developed. The vomerine teeth are arranged in a crescent-shaped or triangular patch with no rearwards extension and there are no teeth on the smooth tongue. The dorsal fin has 11 spines and 15-16 soft rays and the anal fin has 3 spines and 10 soft rays, the rear of the dorsal and anal fins is very pointed. The pectoral fins contain 17 rays and the caudal fin is weakly forked. This species attains a maximum total length of 116 cm (46 in), although 60 cm (24 in) is more typical, and the maximum published weight is 32.7 kg (72 lb). The overall color of this fish is reddish to pink with red fins. Juveniles and subadults show a band of the dark red band starting at the snout tip running through the eye up to the anteriormost spine in the dorsal fin, a wideband then runs from the middle of the spiny part of the dorsal fin to the pelvic fin, and an oblique band runs from the tip of the rearmost dorsal fin spine to the ventral lobe of the caudal fin. Distribution and habitat Lutjanus sebae has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution from Eastern Africa where it’s range extends from the southern Red Sea to South Africa east into the Pacific Ocean as far as New Caledonia, south to Australia and north to southern Japan. In Australian waters this species can be found from Bunbury, Western Australia around the coast to Sydney. This species is an inhabitant of both rocky and coral reefs, preferring flat areas with either a sandy or gravel substrate. Biology Lutjanus sebae is a predatory fish that feeds on fishes, benthic crustaceans, and cephalopods. It aggregates into schools with similar-sized individuals or they will be solitary. This is a slow-growing species. The mean age of first sexual maturity for both males and females was estimated at 9 year old. The size at which 50% of fishes are sexually mature was between fork lengths of 61 and 63 cm (24 and 25 in). Once they are sexually mature, the females growth rate decreases compared to the males, and adult males grow larger than females. Red emperor snappers form spawning aggregations between October and April, eggs and milt are broadcast in these aggregations. They are Lon lived, maximum longevity is as much as 40 years.

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Actinistia - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes->
  - Perciformes - Perches->
    
    Percidae - Perches->
    
    Pomatomidae - Bluefishes->
    
    Serranidae - Sea basses->
    
    Pomacentridae - Damsel and clownfishes->
    
    Latidae - Lates perches->
    
    Centropomidae - Snooks->
    
    Lutjanidae - Snappers->
    
    Lutjanus - Snappers->
    
    Northern red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus)
    
    Yellowtail snapper (Lutjanus ehrenbergi)
    
    Mangrove snapper (Lutjanus griseus)
    
    Cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus)
    
    Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris)
    
    Dog snapper (Lutjanus jocu)
    
    Mahogany snapper (Lutjanus mahagoni)
    
    Two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
    
    Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus)
    
    Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae)
    
    Blacktail snapper (Lutjanus fulvus)
    
    Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russellii)
    
    Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)
    
    Blubberlip snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus)
    
    Common bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)
    
    Mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis)
    
    Two-spot banded snapper (Lutjanus biguttatus)
    
    Gorean snapper (Lutjanus goreensis)
    
    Brownstripe red snapper (Lutjanus vitta)
    
    One-spot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma)
    
    Pacific dog snapper (Lutjanus novemfasciatus)
    
    Yellow-banded snapper (Lutjanus adetii)
    
    Brazilian snapper (Lutjanus alexandrei)
    
    Dory snapper (Lutjanus fulviflamma)
    
    African brown snapper (Lutjanus dentatus)
    
    Blackspot snapper (Lutjanus ehrenbergii)
    
    African red snapper (Lutjanus agennes)
    
    Ambiguous snapper (Lutjanus ambiguus)
    
    Mullet snapper (Lutjanus aratus)
    
    Mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
    
    Yellow snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris)
    
    Bengal snapper (Lutjanus bengalensis)
    
    Indonesian snapper (Lutjanus bitaeniatus)
    
    Moluccan snapper (Lutjanus boutton)
    
    Blackfin snapper (Lutjanus buccanella)
    
    Spanish flag snapper (Lutjanus carponotatus)
    
    Blueline snapper (Lutjanus coeruleolineatus)
    
    Colorado snapper (Lutjanus colorado)
    
    Checkered snapper (Lutjanus decussatus)
    
    Sunbeam snapper (Lutjanus dodecacanthoides)
    
    Guinea snapper (Lutjanus endecacanthus)
    
    Crimson snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus)
    
    Golden African snapper (Lutjanus fulgens)
    
    Freshwater snapper (Lutjanus fuscescens)
    
    Papuan black snapper (Lutjanus goldiei)
    
    Yellowfin red snapper (Lutjanus guilcheri)
    
    Spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus)
    
    Lutjanus indicus (Lutjanus indicus)
    
    Golden snapper (Lutjanus inermis)
    
    John’s snapper (Lutjanus johnii)
    
    Jordan’s snapper (Lutjanus jordani)
    
    Yellowstreaked snapper (Lutjanus lemniscatus)
    
    Lunartail snapper (Lutjanus lunulatus)
    
    Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus)
    
    Indian snapper (Lutjanus madras)
    
    Mahogany snapper (Lutjanus mahogoni)
    
    Malabar blood snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus)
    
    Pygmy snapper (Lutjanus maxweberi)
    
    Samoan snapper (Lutjanus mizenkoi)
    
    Bluestriped snapper (Lutjanus notatus)
    
    Whitebelly snapper (Lutjanus octolineatus)
    
    Spotstripe snapper (Lutjanus ophuysenii)
    
    Papuan snapper (Lutjanus papuensis)
    
    Pacific red snapper (Lutjanus peru)
    
    Southern red snapper (Lutjanus purpureus)
    
    Five-lined snapper (Lutjanus quinquelineatus)
    
    Yellow-lined snapper (Lutjanus rufolineatus)
    
    Humphead snapper (Lutjanus sanguineus)
    
    Arabian blue-striped snapper (Lutjanus sapphirolineatus)
    
    Black-banded snapper (Lutjanus semicinctus)
    
    Star snapper (Lutjanus stellatus)
    
    Timor snapper (Lutjanus timoriensis)
    
    Blue and gold snapper (Lutjanus viridis)
    
    Silk snapper (Lutjanus vivanus)
    
    Yellowfin snapper (Lutjanus xanthopinnis)
    
    Ocyurus - Snappers->
    
    Symphorichthys - Symphorichthys->
    
    Macolor - Macolor->
    
    Hoplopagrus - Hoplopagrus->
    
    Aphareus - Aphareus->
    
    Aprion - Aprion->
    
    Apsilus - Apsilus->
    
    Etelis - Etelis->
    
    Lipocheilus - Lipocheilus->
    
    Paracaesio - Paracaesio->
    
    Parapristipomoides - Parapristipomoides->
    
    Pinjalo - Pinjalo->
    
    Pristipomoides - Pristipomoides->
    
    Randallichthys - Randallichthys->
    
    Rhomboplites - Rhomboplites->
    
    Symphorus - Symphorus->
    
    Haemulidae - Grunts->
    
    Artedidraconidae - Barbled plunderfishes->
    
    Embiotocidae - Surfperches->
    
    Glaucosomatidae - Pearl perches->
    
    Malacanthidae - Tilefishes->
    
    Polynemidae - Threadfin->
    
    Gerreidae - Mojarras->
    
    Priacanthidae - Bigeyes->
    
    Monodactylidae - Moonyfishes->
    
    Centrogenyidae - False scorpionfishes->
    
    Epinephelidae - Groupers->
    
    Cebidichthyidae - Cebidichthyidae->
    
    Anthiadidae - Anthiadidae->
    
    Ambassidae - Asiatic glassfishes->
    
    Bathydraconidae - Antarctic dragonfishes->
    
    Bembropidae - Duckbill flatheads->
    
    Bovichtidae - Thornfishes->
    
    Caesionidae - Fusiliers->
    
    Caesioscorpididae - Blowhole perches->
    
    Centracanthidae - Picarels->
    
    Cepolidae - Bandfishes->
    
    Channichthyidae - Crocodile icefishes->
    
    Congrogadidae - Eelblennies->
    
    Datnioididae - Freshwater tripletails->
    
    Dinopercidae - Cavebasses->
    
    Eleginopidae - Patagonian blennies->
    
    Grammatidae - Basslets->
    
    Grammistidae - Soapfishes->
    
    Hapalogenyidae - Barbeled grunters->
    
    Harpagiferidae - Spiny plunderfishes->
    
    Lactariidae - False trevallies->
    
    Latilidae - Deepwater tilefishes->
    
    Leptobramidae - Beachsalmon->
    
    Liopropomatidae - Painted basslets->
    
    Niphonidae - Ara groupers->
    
    Nototheniidae - Cod icefishes->
    
    Opistognathidae - Jawfishes->
    
    Oxylebiinae - Painted greenlings->
    
    Plesiopidae - Roundheads->
    
    Pseudaphritidae - Catadromous icefishes->
    
    Pseudochromidae - Dottybacks->
    
    Ptereleotridae - Dartfishes->
    
    Toxotidae - Archerfishes->
  - Cypriniformes - Carps->
  - Esociformes - Pikes->
  - Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
  - Siluriformes - Catfishes->
  - Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->
  - Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
  - Gadiformes - Cods->
  - Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
  - Clupeiformes - Herrings->
  - Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
  - Gobiiformes - Gobies->
  - Mugiliformes - Mullets->
  - Carangiformes - Jacks->
  - Beloniformes - Needlefishes->
  - Labriformes - Wrasses->
  - Scombriformes - Mackerels->
  - Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
  - Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
  - Aulopiformes - Grinners->
  - Blenniiformes - Blennies->
  - Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
  - Osmeriformes - Smelts->
  - Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
  - Cichliformes - Cichlids->
  - Characiformes - Characins->
  - Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->
  - Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
  - Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
  - Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
  - Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
  - Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
  - Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
  - Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
  - Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
  - Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
  - Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
  - Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
  - Zeiformes - Dories->
  - Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->
  - Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
  - Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
  - Lampriformes - Lamprids->
  - Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
  - Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
  - Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
  - Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
  - Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
  - Atheriniformes - Silversides->
  - Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
  - Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
  - Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
  - Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
  - Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
  - Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
  - Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
  - Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
  - Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
  - Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
  - Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
  - Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->
  - Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->
  - Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
  - Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
  - Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
  - Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipnoi - Lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons and Paddlefishes->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->

Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae)

General data

Classification

Description

Taxonomy of Fishes

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