Scientific Name	Gymnocranius elongatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Senta, 1973	Depth	50 - 100M
Chinese	長身白鱲	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	龍占魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F377　Lethrinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	長裸頂鯛
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍尖、踢馬(澎湖)、龍占舅(澎湖)、白嘉鱲(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia, 3°31'-3°37'N, 110°15'-110°23'E, 67-74 m
Synonyms	Gymnocranius elongates
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；水產學會摘要(陳春暉 ,1998)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0805830. ASIZP0915830. FRIP20349.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Swallowtail sea bream; Forktail large-eye bream; Emperor; Forktail bigeye bream
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays X, 10; anal-fin rays III, 10; pectoral-fin rays 15. Lower edge of eye is intersected by line from snout tip to the middle of the caudal fin fork. Eye diameter usually about equal to the length of the snout. The interorbital space is convex and about equal to eye diameter. The inner surface of the pectoral fin axil is scaleless. Overall color is silver, sometimes slightly brown dorsally, with about eight transverse brown bars on the sides, the first crossing through the eye, the remainder below the dorsal fin and across the caudal peduncle. Scattered blotches and speckling is sometimes evident on sides. Fins are clear to yellow-orange with caudal margins and tips often deep red.
habitats	Inhabits sandy or low-relief rocky bottoms. Feeds on bottom-living invertebrates. Marketed fresh.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: east Africa and Seychelles to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Taiwan: Penghu.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.