| Lutjanus sebae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Lutjanidae |
| Genus: | Lutjanus |
| Species: | L. sebae |
| Binomial name | |
| Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1816) |
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Lutjanus sebae, commonly known as the emperor red snapper, bourgeois red snapper, or bourgeois fish, is a snapper from the Indo-West Pacific. It is fished for food and occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 116cm in length.