Friday, September 14, 2012

Emperor Red Snapper - Lutjanus sebae - Red Emperor Snapper Fish @$40.50 2/$79.98

The Emperor Red Snapper is a powerful and compact fish with a large head. The base color is a rusty red, with three very thick broad white verticle bands.

The Emperor Red Snapper have a total of 11 dorsal spines with 15 dorsal soft rays. The anal spines are 3 in number while it has 10 anal soft rays. The dorsal profile of head is steeply sloped. Preorbital bone is broad and Preopercular notch and knob moderately developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line.

Generally the Emperor Red Snapper is 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 Emperor Red Snapper adults become uniformly red.
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