WoRMS taxon details
Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1816)
218499 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218499)
accepted
Species
Diacope civis Valenciennes, 1831 · unaccepted
Diacope sebae Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted
Diacope siamensis Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Genyoroge regia De Vis, 1884 · unaccepted
Lutianus sebae (Cuvier, 1816) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Diacope sebae Cuvier, 1816) Cuvier, G. (1816). Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Tome II, contenant les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Deterville, Paris, pp. i-xviii, 1-532 [pls. 9-10 contained in volume 4]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1848835
page(s): 275 [details]
page(s): 275 [details]
Description Occurs in the vicinity of coral reefs, often over adjacent sand flats. Also trawled in deeper water on relatively flat...
Description Occurs in the vicinity of coral reefs, often over adjacent sand flats. Also trawled in deeper water on relatively flat bottoms. Small juveniles are frequently commensal with sea urchins, or sometimes found in mangrove areas. Feeds on fishes, crabs, stomatopods, other benthic crustaceans and cephalopods. Marketed fresh, dried-salted and frozen (Ref. 9987). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218499 on 2025-04-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Diacope civis Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Diacope sebae Cuvier, 1816) Cuvier, G. (1816). Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Tome II, contenant les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Deterville, Paris, pp. i-xviii, 1-532 [pls. 9-10 contained in volume 4]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1848835
page(s): 275 [details]
original description (of Diacope siamensis Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
original description (of Genyoroge regia De Vis, 1884) De Vis, C. W. (1884). On a new fish from Moreton Bay. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland.</em> v. 1 (pt 3): 144-147.
page(s): 145 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Diacope sebae Cuvier, 1816) Cuvier, G. (1816). Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Tome II, contenant les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Deterville, Paris, pp. i-xviii, 1-532 [pls. 9-10 contained in volume 4]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1848835
page(s): 275 [details]
original description (of Diacope siamensis Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
original description (of Genyoroge regia De Vis, 1884) De Vis, C. W. (1884). On a new fish from Moreton Bay. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland.</em> v. 1 (pt 3): 144-147.
page(s): 145 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in the vicinity of coral reefs, often over adjacent sand flats. Also trawled in deeper water on relatively flat bottoms. Small juveniles are frequently commensal with sea urchins, or sometimes found in mangrove areas. Feeds on fishes, crabs, stomatopods, other benthic crustaceans and cephalopods. Marketed fresh, dried-salted and frozen (Ref. 9987). [details]
To Barcode of Life (42 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Genyoroge regia De Vis, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Diacope sebae Cuvier, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Diacope siamensis Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lutianus sebae (Cuvier, 1816))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Diacope civis Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Diacope sebae Cuvier, 1816)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Red Emperor Snapper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus sebae)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope sebae Cuvier, 1816)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus sebae (Cuvier, 1816))
To FishBase (from synonym Genyoroge regia De Vis, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope civis Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope siamensis Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase images (Lutjanus sebae, Hong Kong, by Nicole Kit@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (152 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To GenBank (152 nucleotides; 70 proteins) (from synonym Diacope sebae Cuvier, 1816)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus sebae FIN030713 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus sebae FIN030714 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Genyoroge regia De Vis, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Diacope sebae Cuvier, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Diacope siamensis Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lutianus sebae (Cuvier, 1816))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Diacope civis Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Diacope sebae Cuvier, 1816)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Red Emperor Snapper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lutjanus sebae)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope sebae Cuvier, 1816)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutianus sebae (Cuvier, 1816))
To FishBase (from synonym Genyoroge regia De Vis, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope civis Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope siamensis Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase images (Lutjanus sebae, Hong Kong, by Nicole Kit@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (152 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To GenBank (152 nucleotides; 70 proteins) (from synonym Diacope sebae Cuvier, 1816)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus sebae FIN030713 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lutjanus sebae FIN030714 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
