Scientific Name	Gymnocranius euanus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Günther, 1879)	Depth	15 - 50M
Chinese	真白鱲	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	龍占魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F377　Lethrinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	真裸頂鯛
Max Length	45 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍尖、龍占舅(澎湖)、白嘉鱲(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East、PonFu、Greeb IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Kagoshima, Japan
Synonyms	Gymnocranius japonicus, Monotaxis affinis, Sphaerodon euanus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Günther, A. 1879 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0059511. ASIZP0063610. NMMSTP00359.
Common Name	Japanese large eye bream; Japanese sea bream; Japanese large-eye bream; Japan sea bream
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays X, 10; anal-fin rays III, 10; pectoral-fin rays 14. Eye is relatively large, its lower edge well above a line from the tip of the snout to the middle of the caudal fin fork. Caudal fin is moderately forked and with blunt tips. Overall color is silvery white to grayish. The scales of the back and sides have a small brownish basal spot. Prominent black blotches are scattered mainly on the anterior half of the body. A very faint bar is sometimes present below the eye to the lower edge of the cheek. Fins are clear to reddish, the caudal fin sometimes dusky reddish-brown. Faint spots may be evident on the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins.
habitats	Occurs over sand and rubble areas adjacent to rock and coral reefs. Feeds on bottom-dwelling gastropods. Caught with bottom longlines and handlines. Marketed fresh.
Distribution	Western Pacific: including southern Japan, South China Sea, Australia, Coral Sea, New Caledonia, and Tonga. Recently reported from Norfolk Island. Taiwan: South, Penghu, Lyudao, North-East.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.