Red throat emperor are a medium-sized emperor that inhabit shallow tropical reefs, occassionally venturing to deeper offshore areas. Red throat can grow to around 90cm and 10kg, and are common around 40-50cm and 2-3kg.

Red throat emperor are found throughout the Great Barrier Reef system in strong numbers, but are also found throughout the top end and in the west down to around Perth, and in the east down to about the central coast of NSW.

Red throat respond to a wide array of reef fishing techniques, with standard bait fishing rigs with strip baits of fish flesh or squid working extremely well. They will also take soft plastics and jigs in these areas. Here are some tackle recommendations for red throat emperor.