Scientific Name	Aprion virescens   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Valenciennes, 1830	Depth	0 - 180M
Chinese	藍短鰭笛鯛	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	笛鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F370　Lutjanidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	綠短鰭笛鯛
Max Length	112 cm TL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	青吾魚、藍鯛、藍笛鯛、赤筆仔(臺東)、汕午(澎湖)、龍占舅(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North East、PonFu、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Seychelles
Synonyms	Aphareus virescens, Aprion kanekonis, Aprion konekonis, Aprion viresceus, Mesoprion microchir, Sparopsis elongatus, Sparopsis latifrons
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1830 朱元鼎 編 1984 朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054611. ASIZP0055902. ASIZP0059508. ASIZP0062297. ASIZP0800854. ASIZP0900476. ASIZP0910854. FRIP20055. FRIP20550. FRIP21446. NMMBP06459. NMMBP06538. NMMSTP00697. NTUM00996. NTUM06632.
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Uku; Blue-green snapper fish; Grey jobfish; Job fish; Jobfish; Green job fish; Green jobfish; Gray snapper; Green job-fish; Krakap
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	An elongate, robust fish with rounded body (in cross section). Preopercular edge smooth or sometimes denticulate in juveniles; a distinct horizontal groove in front of eye; teeth in both jaws in bands, with 2 strong canines anteriorly; vomerine tooth patch crescent-shaped. Dorsal fin with X spines and 11 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 soft rays; first gill arch gill rakers on lower limb including rudiments) 14 or 15. Pectoral fins short, rounded, about equal to snout length with 17 rays; caudal fin deeply forked, with pointed lobes; dorsal and anal fins scaleless. Scales moderate-sized, about 48 to 50 in lateral line; scale rows on back parallel with lateral line. Color dark green to bluish or blue-grey.
habitats	Inhabits inshore reef areas, from the surface down to 100 m depth. Usually seen solitarily. Feeds mainly on fishes, but also on shrimps, crabs, cephalopods and planktonic organisms. Spawning has been recorded in January and November off East Africa.
Distribution	Widely distributed in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to East Africa and southern Japan southward to Australia. Also recorded from South Africa. It is found in eastern and southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed mostly fresh; also dried and salted. Excellent eating.