Scientific Name	Lethrinus lentjan   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lacepède, 1802)	Depth	20 - 90M
Chinese	烏帽龍占魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	龍占魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F377　Lethrinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	扁裸頰鯛
Max Length	52 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍尖、龍占(臺東)、龍占舅(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、PonFu、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Java
Synonyms	Bodianus lentjan, Letherinus lentjanus, Letherinus leutjanus, Lethrinus argenteus, Lethrinus cinereus, Lethrinus cocosensis, Lethrinus croceopterus, Lethrinus flavescens, Lethrinus fusciceps, Lethrinus geniguttatus, Lethrinus glyphodon, Lethrinus mahsenoides, Lethrinus nubilis ...all 18..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Lacepede, B. G. E. 1802 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055489. ASIZP0055801. ASIZP0058377. ASIZP0059734. ASIZP0061254. ASIZP0064733. ASIZP0064742. ASIZP0064767. ASIZP0067393. ASIZP0067562. ASIZP0070455. ASIZP0078445. ASIZP0800325. ASIZP0800475. ASIZP0800480. ASIZP0802491. ASIZP0802768. ASIZP0802769. ASIZP0807246. ASIZP0910475. ASIZP0910480. ASIZP0912491. ASIZP0912768. ASIZP0912769. ASIZP0917246. FRIP03001. NMMBP00091. NMMBP04979. NMMBP06543. NMMBP06544. NMMBP06545. NMMSTP00549. NMNSF00821. NTUM00936. NTUM00937. USNM00192895. ...List all 36 records...
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-01-26,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Red-spot emperor; Redspot emperor fish; Red spot emperor; Pig-face bream; Redspot emperor; Saburbir emperor; Pink ear emperor; Pink-eared emperor; Purple-headed emperor; Purple-eared emperor; Yellowbrow emperor
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays X, 9; anal-fin rays III, 8; pectoral-fin rays 13. Body depth 2.56 to 2.57 times in standard length. Mouth is slightly protractile; lips thick and fleshy. The inner base of the pectoral fin is either with few scales or naked. Body olive-green above, becoming paler below; each scale on back sometimes with white center. The posterior margin of the opercle and sometimes the base of the pectoral fin is red. The pectoral fin is white, yellow or pinkish; the pelvic and anal fins are white to orange; the dorsal fin is white and orange mottled with a reddish margin; the caudal fin is mottled orange or reddish.
habitats	Inhabit sandy bottoms in coastal areas, deep lagoons and near coral reefs. Juveniles and small adults commonly in loose aggregations over seagrass beds, mangrove swamps and shallow sandy areas while adults are generally solitary in deeper waters. Feed pri
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: widespread, from the Red Sea, Arabian (Persian) Gulf, and East Africa to the Ryukyus and Tonga. Taiwan: South, Lanyu, North, East.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.