Emperor red snapper

Lutjanus sebae is a Snapper from the Indo-West Pacific.

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reef-associated, brackish, marine, depth range 5 - 180 m environment.

Emperor Red Snapper Description Product Description Bottom The Emperor Red Snapper is a powerful and compact fish with a large head. The base color is a rusty red, with three very thick broad white verticle bands. More

The Emperor Red Snapper, also known as the Sebae Snapper, is vividly marked as a juvenile, with bold red to black stripes on a white body. It is an extremely fast-growing fish, and with age, the striping begins to fade until the fish is an overall reddish-pink color. More

Common names

Admon in Other
Agba-on in Visayan
Aha-an in Cebuano
Alsis in Tagalog
Awnan in Visayan
Bad-lisan in Visayan
Bambangon in Tagalog
Bangayau in Visayan
Bepakitsy in Malagasy (Malagasy fiteny)
Bilbigan in Hiligaynon
Bitilla in Chavacano
Bourgeois in Creole, French
Bourgeois in Creoles and Pidgins, French
Bourgeois in French (français)
Bourzwa in Creole, French
Bourzwa in Creoles and Pidgins, French
Cá H?ng lang in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Ca hong lang in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Chembali in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
Chenganni in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Cheppili in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Ciijo-giirey in Somali (Soomaaliga)
Comay in Magindanaon
Dalangdang in Other
Dapak in Other
Dumbwara in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Empereur rouge in French (français)
Emperor red sanpper in English
Emperor red snapper in English
Emperor redsnapper in English
emperor snapper in English
Emperor's red-snapper in English
Fuatundu in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Fwat in Fwâi
Gajah in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Gingau in Bikol
Gingaw in Other
Government bream in English
Hamra in Arabic (‫العربية)
Hamrah in Arabic (‫العربية)
Ikan merah boreng in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Ikan merah coreng in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Jenehak in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Kaiserschnapper in German (Deutsch)
Kaliviyya in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Kanulo in Visayan
Karuvalai in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Karva in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Katambak in Visayan
Keiser-snapper in Afrikaans
Kejsarsnapper in Swedish (Svenska)
Kejsersnapper in Danish (dansk)
king snapper in English
Labongan in Surigaonon
Labongan in Visayan
Langisi in Visayan
Lucjan seba in Polish (polski)
Lutjanus sebae in Catalan (Català)
Lutjanus sebae in Dutch (Nederlands)
Madame tombée in Malagasy (Malagasy fiteny)
Managat in Tagalog
Mandagat in Visayan
Mangagat in Waray-waray
Matangal in Tagalog
Maya maya in Tagalog
Maya-maya in Agutaynen
Maya-maya in Bikol
Maya-maya in Cebuano
Maya-maya in Davawenyo
Maya-maya in Kapampangan
Maya-maya in Magindanaon
Maya-maya in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug
Maya-maya in Surigaonon
Maya-maya in Tagalog
Maya-maya in Waray-waray
Mayaguno in Visayan
Merah in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Merah boreng in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Murumeen in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Nai-kerruchi in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Nethiprion in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Numba in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Pahari in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Pargito in Tagalog
Pargo imperial in Portuguese (Português)
Pargo imperial in Spanish (español)
Paruthikanni in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Paruthivala meen in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Patani-keeli in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Phwat in Jawe
Pla deng in Thai (ไทย)
Pla ka pong daeng in Thai (ไทย)
Pla ka pong daeng thab deng in Thai (ไทย)
Pla ka pong deng in Thai (ไทย)
Pla ka pong deng thab deng in Thai (ไทย)
Pla kapong-deang in Thai (ไทย)
Pla kapong-naa-tang in Thai (ไทย)
Pla ung keiy in Thai (ไทย)
Pouatte in French (français)
Puga in Surigaonon
Puga in Visayan
Pulahan in Bikol
Pulahan in Tagalog
Pulahan in Visayan
Pulahan in Waray-waray
Pwat in Kumak
Pwe-n caak in Fwâi
queenfish in English
Rangu in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Red emperor in English
Red kelp in English
Redfish in English
Saiya in Visayan
Sayungasang in Other
Schnapper in German (Deutsch)
Seba's snapper in English
Sen-nendai in Japanese (日本語)
Shi tou hong ji in Mandarin Chinese
Sidinean in Ilokano
Snapper in German (Deutsch)
Tabibina in Misima-Paneati
Tabon in Visayan
Thokkal in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Thundava in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Uvoro horara in Gela
Vekkattai in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Vivaneau bourgeois in French (français)
Zazamanango in Malagasy (Malagasy fiteny)
луциан трехполосый in Russian (русский язык)
கருவளை in Tamil (தமிழ்)
கருவாளை  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
கர்வா in Tamil (தமிழ்)
கார்வா  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
செங்கண்ணி in Tamil (தமிழ்)
செங்கனீ in Tamil (தமிழ்)
செப்பிலி in Tamil (தமிழ்)
செப்பீலீ  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
தூக்கல்  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
தொக்கல் in Tamil (தமிழ்)
நாய் கெருச்சீ  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
நெத்திபிரியான் in Tamil (தமிழ்)
நெத்தீபீரீன்  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
நெய்கருச்சி in Tamil (தமிழ்)
பட்டானி கீளி in Tamil (தமிழ்)
பட்டீனீ கீளீ   in Tamil (தமிழ்)
பருத்தி கண்ணி in Tamil (தமிழ்)
பருத்தி வலை மீன் in Tamil (தமிழ்)
பருத்தீகன்னீ  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
பருத்தீவலா மீன்  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
வெக்௧ட்டை  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
வெக்கட்‍டை in Tamil (தமிழ்)
కలి య్య  in Telugu (తెలుగు)
తుండవ  in Telugu (తెలుగు)
రంగు  in Telugu (తెలుగు)
ಚೆಂಬಲಿ   in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
ചെം കലവ in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
പഹരി in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
മുറുമീന് in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
ปลากะพงแดง in Thai (ไทย)
ปลากะพงแดงแถบแดง in Thai (ไทย)
ปลาอั้งเกย in Thai (ไทย)
ปลาแดง in Thai (ไทย)
千年笛鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
千年笛鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
嗑头 in Mandarin Chinese
嗑頭 in Mandarin Chinese
川紋笛鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
川纹笛鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
白点赤海 in Mandarin Chinese
白點赤海 in Mandarin Chinese

Picture of Lutjanus sebae has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial.
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Order : Perciformes
Family : Lutjanidae
Genus : Lutjanus
Species : Lutjanus sebae
Authority : Cuvier, 1816