Scientific Name	Lethrinus haematopterus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Temminck & Schlegel, 1844	Depth	1 - 80M
Chinese	正龍占魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	龍占魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F377　Lethrinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	紅鰭裸頰鯛
Max Length	45 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	白龍占、龍尖、連占、龍占(澎湖)、紅鰭龍占(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Japan to South China Sea	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Gymnocranius griseus, Lethrinus genivittatus, Lethrinus kallopterus, Lethrinus richardsoni, Lethrinus richardsonii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)
Specimen List	ASIZP0055401. ASIZP0055661. ASIZP0055662. ASIZP0055689. BPBMI23152. FRIP00630. NMMBP04467. NMMBP05275. NMMSTP00577. NTMP1263. NTUM06458. SU7985. USNM00177439.
Common Name	Chinese emperor; Common lenjan; Emperor fish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays X, 9; anal-fin rays III, 8; pectoral-fin rays13. Body depth 2.29 to 2.51 times in standard length. Body color is olive-gray with scattered irregular dark blotches. The head is gray, sometimes there are two blue stripes radiating forward from the eye. The fins are pale or gray, the dorsal with a reddish edge.
habitats	Inhabits shallow sandy, coral rubble, mangroves, lagoons, channel and seagrass areas inshore and adjacent to coral reefs. Found solitary or in small schools. Feeds on polychaetes, crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms and small fish.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: restricted to waters around southern China and southern Japan. Taiwan: South, Penghu, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.