Scientific Name	Lethrinus erythracanthus   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	Valenciennes, 1830	Depth	18 - 120M
Chinese	紅棘龍占魚	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	龍占魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F377　Lethrinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	紅棘裸頰鯛
Max Length	70 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍尖、龍尖(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Luganor, Marianas Is.
Synonyms	Lethrinus cinnabarinus, Lethrinus kallopterus
Reference	陳春暉 (1998), 水產學會摘要；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1830
Specimen List
Common Name	Orange-spotted emperor; Orangefin emperor; Orange fin emperor; Thumprint emperor; Sweetlips; Yellow-spotted emperor; Emperor
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays X, 9; anal-fin rays III, 8; pectoral-fin rays 16-17. The largest species of Lethrinus. Deep body, blunt snout with orange spots, and bright orange rounded fins of adults are distinctive. The caudal fin is only slightly forked with tips becoming rounded in adults. Body is brown dark gray, with indistinct scattered small dark and light stripes sometimes on lower sides. The head is brown or gray, often with small orange spots on the cheeks in small adults. The Pectoral and Pelvic fins are white to orangish. The dorsal and anal fins are mottled orange and bluish. The caudal fin is often bright orange, especially in sub adults.
habitats	Occurs in deep lagoons and channels, outer reef slopes and adjacent soft bottom areas. Solitary in or near ledges or caves by day. Feeds on echinoderms, crustaceans, mollusks. May be ciguatoxic in some areas. Marketed fresh.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Chagos, and Maldives, to Thailand, Philippines, Ryukyus, Micronesia, northeastern Australia, Samoa, Society and Tuamoto Islands. Taiwan: Penghu.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.