Scientific Name	Lethrinus semicinctus   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	Valenciennes, 1830	Depth	0 - 120M
Chinese	半帶龍占魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	龍占魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F377　Lethrinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	半帶裸頰鯛
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍尖、龍占(澎湖)
Distribution in World	East India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、PonFu、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Bourou
Synonyms	Lethrinus moensii, Lethrinus reticulatus, Lethrinus sordidus, Lethrinus variegatus
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 Myers, R.F. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0055751. ASIZP0058816. ASIZP0060650. ASIZP0070090. ASIZP0072072. ASIZP0804413. ASIZP0914413. FRIP20115. NMMBP06548. NTUM05133.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Reticulated emperor; Reef flat emperor; Black blotch emperor; Black-blotched emperor
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays X, 9; anal-fin rays III, 8; pectoral-fin rays 13. Body depth 3.44 times in standard length. Body is brown or tan, with scattered irregular small black blotches, a large oblong black blotch below soft-rayed portion of dorsal fin and bordering below the lateral line. The fins are pale or pinkish.
habitats	Inhabits shallow seagrass beds, reef flats, lagoons, and sandy areas near coral reefs. Feeds on benthic invertebrates and small fish. Caught with beach seines and handlines and is marketed fresh.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka to the Marshall and Solomon islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia. Taiwan: South, Lanyu, Lyudao, East, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.