Emperor red snapper
Lutjanus sebae
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Emperor red snapper
- Scientific
- Lutjanus sebae
- Dhivehi
- މާގިނި މަސްMaagini mas
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1.2 m (fork length); commonly 60 cm; max. published weight 32.7 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 180 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A deep-bodied snapper with a steep forehead. Juveniles and small adults are pink with three bold dark red bands, one running through the eye, which together form a pattern like a sloping capital H; large adults become uniformly red. Juveniles often shelter among the spines of sea urchins. Adults live near coral and rocky reefs and adjacent sand and can reach about 1.2 m.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name maagini mas (MRS 1997).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Lutjanus-sebae.html
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/މާގިނި_މަސް
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Lutjanus_sebae.jpg
Dhivehi name source: Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'މާގިނި މަސް' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition). No published Latin-script form found; 'Maagini mas' is Pax's transliteration of the Thaana (Malé Latin conventions). FLAG: Latin form is a transliteration, not a published spelling.