Scientific Name	Lethrinus reticulatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Valenciennes, 1830	Depth	20 - 70M
Chinese	網紋龍占魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	龍占魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F377　Lethrinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	網紋裸頰鯛
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍尖、龍占(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、PonFu、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	New Guinea
Synonyms	Lethrinus reticularis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1830 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0802662. FRIP00634. FRIP03074. FRIP22154. NMMBP04974. NTMP1255. NTUM00925. NTUM06439. NTUM07925.
Barcode	2012-10-25,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Red snout emperor
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays X, 9; anal-fin rays III, 8; pectoral-fin rays 13. Body depth 2.99 times in standard length. Body color is olive gray or tan, often with scattered irregular black blotches. The head is brown or olive with an indistinct reddish band on the snout. The base of the pectoral fin, the upper edge of the operculum and sometimes the posterior edge of the preoperculum are red.
habitats	Thought to occur on soft bottoms near reefs and presumed to feed on benthic invertebrates and fish. Marketed fresh.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Chagos, West Thailand, Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines to Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Taiwan: East.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.