Red Emperor Snapper

Scientific Name: Lutjanus sebae
Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 60cm
Identification: Juvenile/Sub-adult - White with red-brown mid-body bar; band from lip to nape, 2nd band mid-dorsal fin to lower tail. Adult - Solid red.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Typically deep, sandy bottoms to 100m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Australia and Papua New Guinea, north to S. Japan.