Family : Lutjanidae (Snappers) , subfamily: Lutjaninae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Emperor red snapper
Fish Name : Lutjanus sebae
Max size : 116 cm FL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5738); max. published weight: 32.7 kg (Ref. 5738); max. reported age: 35 years
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 5 - 180 m
Climate : tropical; 34°N - 36°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.13-0.38; tmax=35; Fec=5 million)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: southern Red Sea and East Africa to New Caledonia, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 10-10. Dorsal profile of head steeply sloped. Preorbital bone broad. Preopercular notch and knob moderately developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally red or pink, darker on the back; fins are red except the pectorals which is pink. Juveniles and small adults have a dark red band from first dorsal spine through eye to tip of snout; a 2nd band from mid-dorsal fin to pelvic fin; a 3rd from base of last dorsal spine to caudal peduncle. Large adults become uniformly red (Ref. 9710). Note: (TL, cm) = 1.00 + 1.24 (SL, cm); n = 828 (Ref. 1450).
Biology : Occur in the vicinity of coral or rocky reefs (Ref. 5484), often over adjacent sand flats and gravel patches (Ref. 55). Also trawled in deeper water on relatively flat bottoms. Juveniles are frequently commensal with sea urchins (Ref. 55). Juveniles less than 20 cm long are common in near shore, turbid waters (Ref. 27260), in mangrove areas (Ref. 55), or among both coastal and deeper water offshore reefs (Ref. 27260). Juveniles can also be found swimming amongst the spines of urchins in shallow coastal bays (Ref. 48635). They move to deeper waters as they grow larger (Ref. 27264), with large fish often moving into shallower water during the winter months (Ref. 27260, 27264). They form schools of similar-sized individuals or are solitary (Ref. 6390). Feed on fishes, crabs, stomatopods, other benthic crustaceans and cephalopods. Marketed fresh, dried-salted and frozen (Ref. 9987). Commercially important but in certain regions of the Indian Ocean, large individuals are known to cause ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 11888)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : reports of ciguatera poisoning , Opic, P., F. Conand and P. Bourret. 1994
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Allen, G.R.. 1985. (Ref. 55)

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Common Names : ചെം കലവ, కలి య్య , പഹരി, நாய் கெருச்சீ , கர்வா, கருவளை, செங்கனீ, தொக்கல், பருத்தி வலை மீன், பட்டானி கீளி, பருத்தி கண்ணி, பட்டீனீ கீளீ  , செப்பிலி, മുറുമീന്, செங்கண்ணி, வெக்கட்‍டை, பருத்தீவலா மீன் , நெய்கருச்சி, நெத்திபிரியான், நெத்தீபீரீன் , பருத்தீகன்னீ , வெக்௧ட்டை , செப்பீலீ , கருவாளை , தூக்கல் , கார்வா , ಚೆಂಬಲಿ  , తుండవ , రంగు , Chembali, Chenganni, Cheppili, Emperor's red-snapper, Kaliviyya, Karuvalai, Karva, Murumeen, Nai-kerruchi, Nethiprion, Pahari, Paruthikanni, Paruthivala meen, Patani-keeli, Rangu, Thokkal, Thundava, Vekkattai
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses