Scientific Name	Lutjanus quinquelineatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1790)	Depth	1 - 100M
Chinese	五線笛鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	笛鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F370　Lutjanidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	五線笛鯛
Max Length	38 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	赤筆仔、海雞母(澎湖)、烏點記(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、PonFu、LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Diacope decemlineata, Diacope spilura, Genyoroge grammica, Genyoroge notata sexlineatus, Genyoroge notata sublineata, Grammistes quinquevittatus, Holocentrus quinquelinearis, Holocentrus quinquelineatus, Lutianus quinquelineatus, Lutianus spilurus, Lutjanus spilurus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  朱元鼎 編 1984 朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055449. ASIZP0065831. ASIZP0070580. ASIZP0801089. ASIZP0802470. ASIZP0805838. ASIZP0911089. ASIZP0912470. ASIZP0915838. FRIP00649. FRIP20006. FRIP21366. FRIP21393. FRIP22451. FRIP22462. NMMBP03269. NMMBP08534. NMMBP08551. NMMBP08565. NMMSTP00037.
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Blue-banded sea-perch; Blue-striped snapper; Five lined snapper; Five-lined seaperch; Fivelined seaperch; Five-lined snapper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately deep. Snout somewhat pointed; preorbital bone narrow, its width much less than eye diameter; preopercular notch and knob well developed; vomerine tooth patch in a crescentic band without a medial posterior extension; tongue smooth, without teeth. First gill arch with 20 to 23 gill rakers, of which 13 to 15 (including rudiments) on lower limb. Dorsal fin with XI spines and 13 or 14 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 soft rays; posterior profile of dorsal and anal fins rounded; caudal fin emarginate; pectoral fins with 16 or 17 rays. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally bright yellow, including fins, with a series of blue stripes on the side. A round black spot, about the size of the eye or larger, is below the anterior most soft dorsal rays, touching the lateral line but mostly above it.
habitats	Inhabits sheltered lagoons and exposed, outer slope coral reefs. Frequently encountered in large aggregations including 100 or more individuals. Juveniles solitary and shallow in protected bays with algae and rubble substrates; large adults form small agg
Distribution	Indo-Pacific from Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to Fiji, north to southern Japan. It is found in eastern and southern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Is..
Utility	Marketed fresh.