Scientific Name
Lutjanus fulvus  
Pronounce  
Lutjanus fulvus黃足笛鯛
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Forster, 1801) Depth 1 - 75M
Chinese 黃足笛鯛 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 笛鯛科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F370 Lutjanidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 焦黃笛鯛 
Max Length 40 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 石機仔、紅公眉、赤筆仔、火燒仔、紅槽(澎湖)、黃雞母(澎湖) 
Distribution in World India Ocean to Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan East、West、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS. 
Habitats Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、
Lagoon 
Holotype Locality Tahiti 
Synonyms Diacope analis, Diacope aurantiaca, Diacope flavipes, Diacope immaculata, Diacope marginata, Diacope vaigiensis, Diacope xanthopus, Genyoroge nigricauda, Holocentrus fulvus, Lutianus fulvus, Lutianus marginatoides, Lutianus vaigiensis, Lutjanus marginatus ...all 20..  
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 
Specimen List ASIZP0055686. ASIZP0056102. ASIZP0056103. ASIZP0056104. ASIZP0058385. ASIZP0059433. ASIZP0064681. ASIZP0064966. ASIZP0070067. ASIZP0070101. ASIZP0070868. ASIZP0070901. ASIZP0800185. ASIZP0800474. ASIZP0802422. ASIZP0802423. ASIZP0804311. ASIZP0804312. ASIZP0804313. ASIZP0804314. ASIZP0910185. ASIZP0910474. ASIZP0912422. ASIZP0912423. ASIZP0914311. ASIZP0914312. ASIZP0914313. ASIZP0914314. FRIP00652. FRIP00655. FRIP20132. FRIP20247. FRIP21033. FRIP21041. FRIP21057. FRIP21117. FRIP21186. ...List all 62 records... 
Barcode2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-06-13,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name Redmargined seaperch; Yellow-margined seaperch; Yellow-margined sea perch; Yellowmargined sea perch; Yellow striped snapper; Taiva; Yellow-margined sea-perch; Blacktailed snapper; Blacktail snapper; Blackspot snapper; Flametail snapper 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Dorsal profile of head steeply sloped; preorbital bone about equal in width to eye diameter; preopercular notch and knob well developed; vomerine tooth patch crescentic, without a medial posterior extension; tongue smooth, without teeth; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (including rudiments) 10 to 13, total rakers on first gill arch 16 to 20. Dorsal fin with X spines and 14 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 soft rays; posterior profile of dorsal and anal fins rounded; pectoral fins with 16 rays; caudal fin slightly emarginate. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Body back and sides grey to brown; often with a series of narrow yellow or golden-brown stripes, one per scale rows, on sides; belly and underside of head whitish; dorsal fin brown to reddish, with a narrow blackish band near margin, broader on soft part of dorsal; caudal fin blackish, dorsal and caudal fins with a narrow white border; pelvic and anal fins yellowish.
habitats Inhabits coral reefs in lagoons and on outer reef slopes in about 2 to 40 m depth. Juveniles sometimes found in shallow mangrove swamps and the lower parts of freshwater streams. Feeds at night on fishes, shrimps, crabs, holothurians and cephalopods. 
Distribution Widespread in the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to the Marquesas and Line islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. It is common in waters around Taiwan. 
Utility Marketed fresh.