Scientific Name	Lethrinus erythropterus   Pronounce			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	Valenciennes, 1830	Depth	2 - 25M
Chinese	紅鰭龍占魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	龍占魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F377　Lethrinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	赤鰭裸頰鯛
Max Length	50 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍尖、龍占(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Ulea, Caroline Is.
Synonyms	Lethrinus hypselopterus, Lethrinus striatus
Reference	The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1830
Specimen List
Common Name	Brown-headed emperor; Masked emperor; Mozambique emperor; Longfin emperor
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays X, 9; anal-fin rays III, 8; pectoral-fin rays 13. Body depth 2.29 to 2.51 times in standard length. The caudal fin is only slightly forked with the tips rounded. The inner surface of the pectoral fin is densely scaled; the posterior angle of the operculum is fully scaled. The head and body is brown or rust red, becoming lighter ventrally. Sometimes there are two light bars on the peduncle. A broad white streak originates from the eye and ends at the tip of the snout. The lips and the base of the pectoral fin are red. The fins are reddish, often bright red or orange
habitats	Occurs over coral reefs and adjacent sandy areas. May be solitary or in small groups. Feeds on echinoderms, mollusks, crustaceans, and small fish. Also caught with handlines. Marketed fresh. At Palau, occurs along the upper edges of the outer barrier reef
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Tanzania and Mozambique, Chagos, Celebes, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Palau, and Caroline Islands. Taiwan: Penghu.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.