| Emperor Red Snapper | |
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| Information | |
| Common Name | Bourgeois Red Snapper and Bourgeois Fish |
| Range | Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean. |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Perciformes |
| Family | Lutjanidae |
| Genus | Lutjanus |
| Species | L. sebae |
The Emperor red snapper, (Lutjanus sebae), also known as the bourgeois red snapper or bourgeois fish, is a snapper that inhabits the shelf waters (depth range 5 - 180 m) of the tropical Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. It is fished for food and occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a maximum length of 116 cm, and a maximum reported age of 35 years.