Scientific Name	Lutjanus gibbus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	1 - 150M
Chinese	隆背笛鯛	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	笛鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F370　Lutjanidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	隆背笛鯛
Max Length	50 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	紅雞仔、海豚哥、紅魚仔、紅雞魚、鐵汕婆(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Arabia
Synonyms	Anthias heraldi, Diacope axillaris, Diacope borensis, Diacope coccinea, Diacope lineata, Diacope melanura, Diacope rosea, Diacope striata, Diacope tiea, Genyoroge bidens, Lutianus gibbus, Lutianus tahitiensis, Lutjanus coccineus ...all 16..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Forsskål, P. 1775 Heemstra, P.C. 1972 Phillip C. Heemstra 1972 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055685. ASIZP0055899. ASIZP0060285. ASIZP0066141. ASIZP0066481. ASIZP0066580. ASIZP0070913. ASIZP0074172. ASIZP0700075. ASIZP0700404. ASIZP0801803. ASIZP0801894. ASIZP0801895. ASIZP0804398. ASIZP0911803. ASIZP0911894. ASIZP0911895. ASIZP0914398. FRIP21440. NMMBP00640. NMMBP00648. NMMBP02276. NMMSTP00373. NTMP0270. NTMP1198. NTOU-AE6003. NTUM00959. NTUM00961. NTUM06644. ZMH15547.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Paddle tail snapper; Snapper; Paddle-tail; Red snapper; Paddle-tail snapper; Paddletail; Humpback snapper; Humpback redsnapper; Humpback red snapper; Humphead snapper; Hunched snapper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body relatively deep. Dorsal profile of head steeply sloped; preorbital bone broad, much wider than eye diameter; preopercular notch and knob well developed; vomerine tooth patch crescentic, without a medial posterior extension; tongue smooth, without teeth; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (including rudiments) 15 to 20, total rakers on first gill arch 25 to 30. Dorsal fin with X spines and 13 or 14 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 soft rays; posterior profile of dorsal and anal fins pointed; pectoral fins with 16 or 17 rays; caudal fin distinctly forked with rounded lobes. Scale rows on back rising obliquely both, above and below the lateral line. Body red or grey, darker on back and upper portion of head; an orange hue on lower part of opercle and in pectoral fin axil; fins red or frequently dark brown to blackish; soft part of dorsal fin, anal and caudal fins with a narrow white margin; juveniles with a large round, black spot at base of caudal fin.
habitats	Mainly inhabits coral reefs, sometimes forming large aggregations, which are mostly stationary during the day. Juveniles occur in seagrass beds, also in mixed sand and coral habitats of shallow sheltered reefs. Sub-adults commonly form very large schools
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa to the Society and Line islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	Marketed fresh.