Scientific Name	Lethrinus variegatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Valenciennes, 1830	Depth	1 - 150M
Chinese	雜色龍占魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	龍占魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F377　Lethrinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	雜色裸頰鯛
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍尖、龍占(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea; Suez
Synonyms	Lethrinella variegata, Lethrinella variegatus, Lethrinus latifrons, Lethrinus miniatus, Lethrinus semicinctus, Lethrinus variagatus, Lethrinus variegates
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 Myers, R.F. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0057657. FRIP00583.
Common Name	Slender emperor; Scavenger; Variegated emperor
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays X, 9; anal-fin rays III, 8; pectoral-fin rays 13. Body is brown and gray, becoming lighter ventrally, with scattered irregular dark spots. Often there are two dark bands below the eye, one at the lower rim or the opercle and one at the corner of the mouth. The fins are generally light or translucent; the caudal fin is light and dark striped.
habitats	Inhabits sandy and weedy areas near coral reefs, where it is well camouflaged and usually swims in the cover of the substrate. Juveniles sometimes abundant in shallow, weedy areas. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates. Flesh of large individuals is estee
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Ryukyu Islands and New Caledonia.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.