Scientific Name	Etelis radiosus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Anderson, 1981	Depth	90 - 360M
Chinese	多耙濱鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	笛鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F370　Lutjanidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	多耙紅鑽魚
Max Length	110 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	紅魚、大口濱鯛
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Sri Lanka
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Anderson, W. D., Jr. 1981 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055891.
Common Name	Scarlet snapper; Pale snapper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body slender and elongate. Head small, eye large; snout short slightly larger than eye diameter; interorbital space flat; lower jaw projecting; maxilla scaled, extending to below rear half of eye; both jaws with bands of small conical to canine teeth; vomerine tooth patch arch-shaped; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (including rudiments) 20 or 21. First dorsal fin with X spines and 11 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 soft rays; pectoral fins with 16 rays; dorsal and anal fin bases scaleless; caudal fin forked. Scale rows on back parallel with lateral line. Colour in mainly red, lighter on lower sides and belly.
habitats	Inhabits rocky bottoms at depths between about 90 and 200 m. Feeds mainly on fishes.
Distribution	Widely distributed in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean from Samoa to Sri Lanka, and northward to southern Japan. It is found in eastern and southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	An important food fish, marketed fresh.