Scientific Name	Pristipomoides flavipinnis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Shinohara, 1963	Depth	90 - 360M
Chinese	黃鰭姬鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	笛鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F370　Lutjanidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黃鰭紫魚
Max Length	50 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	散午、紅臭魚(臺東)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Okinawa
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Shinohara, S. 1963 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055889. ASIZP0056096. ASIZP0802578. FRIP21237. FRIP21509. FRIP22065. NMMBP04975.
Common Name	Snapper; Yellow-fin jobfish; Jobfish; Golden eye jobfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, robust. Interorbital space flat; lower jaw slightly protruding; both jaws with an outer row of conical and canine teeth and an inner band of villiform teeth, canines at front of lower jaw enlarged; vomerine tooth patch triangular; tongue without teeth; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (including rudiments) 15 to 18. Dorsal fin with X spines and 12 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 soft rays; bases of dorsal and anal fins scaleless, their last soft rays extended into short filaments; pectoral fins long, reaching level of anus, with 16 rays; caudal fin forked. Scales relatively small, about 59 to 62 in lateral line; scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Back and upper sides pale lavender or pinkish, grading to silvery ventrally. Head with dark spots on top. The margin of the dorsal fin yellow when fresh.
habitats	Occurs over rocky bottoms at depths between about 90 and 360 m; it is most abundant between 180 and 270 m. Feeds primarily on benthic fishes and to a lesser extent on crustaceans, larval squids and pelagic tunicates.
Distribution	Tropical western Pacific Ocean from southeastern Asia to Tahiti, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northeast Australia. It is a common species in Taiwan except western part.
Utility	An important market fish in some areas. Marketed mainly fresh.