Scientific Name	Lethrinus nebulosus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	5 - 20M
Chinese	青嘴龍占魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	龍占魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F377　Lethrinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	星斑裸頰鯛
Max Length	87 cm TL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍尖、龍占、青嘴仔、青嘴(澎湖)、尖嘴仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、 Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Red Sea
Synonyms	Lethrinus alboguttatus, Lethrinus amboinensis, Lethrinus anatarius, Lethrinus aurolineatus, Lethrinus carinatus, Lethrinus centurio, Lethrinus choerorynchus, Lethrinus cyanoxanthus, Lethrinus devisianus, Lethrinus erythrurus, Lethrinus esculentus, Lethrinus fasciatus, Lethrinus fraenatus ...all 25..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Forsskål, P. 1775 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055402. ASIZP0055488. ASIZP0055728. ASIZP0058849. ASIZP0059725. ASIZP0059726. ASIZP0067054. ASIZP0067266. ASIZP0067278. ASIZP0070387. ASIZP0071401. ASIZP0071403. ASIZP0073045. ASIZP0074874. ASIZP0700222. ASIZP0802323. ASIZP0802324. ASIZP0802325. ASIZP0912323. ASIZP0912324. ASIZP0912325. FRIP00628. FRIP00632. NMMBP00590. NMMBP00940. NMMBP01293. NMMBP04145. NMMBP06387. NMMSTP00519. NTMP0057. NTMP0144. NTMP0298. NTMP0709. NTMP0739. NTMP0866. NTMP1103. NTUM00923. ...List all 42 records...
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sand snapper; Parrot-fish; North-west snapper; Norwest snapper; Snuppy; Spangled emperor; Scavenger; Red-finned emperor; Pig-faced bream; Tricky snapper; Starry pigface bream; Yellow sweetlip; Blue emperor; Lesser spangled emperor; Mata-Hari; Emperor fish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays X, 9; anal-fin rays III, 8; pectoral-fin rays13. Body depth 2.54 to 2.61 times in standard length. Cheek without scales; 5-9 scales in supra temporal patch; inner surface of pectoral fin densely covered with scales; posterior angle of opercular fully scaled. Body color is yellowish or bronze, lighter below. Centers of many scales with a white or light blue spot. Sometimes irregular dark indistinct bars on sides and a square black blotch above pectoral fin bordering below the lateral line. Three blue streaks or series of blue spots radiate forward and ventrally from the eye. The fins are whitish or yellowish; the pelvic dusky, the edge of the dorsal fin is reddish. Juveniles variable with blotches or stripe and changes with habitat.
habitats	Inhabit coral reefs, coralline lagoons, seagrass beds, mangrove swamps and coastal sand and rock areas. Adults solitary or in small schools; juveniles form large schools in shallow, sheltered sandy areas, also harbor where in seagrasses, algae or sponge h
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Persian Gulf and East Africa to southern Japan and Samoa. Taiwan: South, Penghu, North, North-East, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.