Scientific Name	Lethrinus rubrioperculatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Sato, 1978	Depth	12 - 160M
Chinese	紅鰓龍占魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	龍占魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F377　Lethrinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	紅裸頰鯛
Max Length	50 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍尖、紅龍(澎湖)、豬哥撬(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、PonFu、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	South Pacific
Synonyms	Lethrinella variegatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055490. ASIZP0055688. ASIZP0058757. ASIZP0060271. ASIZP0060631. ASIZP0067350. ASIZP0073997. ASIZP0075101. ASIZP0802824. ASIZP0912824. FRIP00629. FRIP20034. FRIP21253. FRIP21511. NMMBP02187. NMMBP03264. NMMBP05627. NMMBP08532. NMMBP08547. NMMBP08601. NTOU-AE6058. NTUM07275.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Red-gilled emperor; Redgill emperor; Red-ears; Red-eared emperor; Spotcheck emperor; Spotcheek emperor
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays X, 9; anal-fin rays III, 8; pectoral-fin rays 13. Body depth 2.94 to 3.18 times in standard length. Body color is olive-gray or brown, with scattered irregular small black blotches. The upper edge of the operculum usually has a red spot. Lips are usually red. Fins are pale or pinkish.
habitats	Found over sand and rubble areas of outer reef slopes. Feeds mainly on crustaceans, fish, echinoderms and mollusks. In New Caledonia, spawning peaks are observed in December, and a fairly high percentage of gonads in advanced stages of maturity occurs bet
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to southern Japan and the Marquesas. Taiwan: South, East.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.