nahuris
Advanced Open Water
Emboodhoo Canyon · KaafuAmazing
highmedium29°C55 min
1FishNE
Emperor red snapper
Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1828)
Sightings logged
1
Dive sites
1
Peak season
Aug
About the Emperor red snapper
An emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae), known locally as Maaginimas, is a member of the family Lutjanidae (order Perciformes). It reaches common to 60 cm; max. 1m. It is found across the Indo-West Pacific.
Best time to see in the Maldives
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Emperor red snapperPeak: Aug
💡 Sighting data is crowd-sourced from diver logs. Patterns sharpen as more dives are logged.
Dive sites with Emperor red snapper sightings
Recent sightings
Log a sighting28 Aug 2026
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