Scientific Name	Lutjanus rivulatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1828)	Depth	2 - 100M
Chinese	海雞母笛鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	笛鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F370　Lutjanidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	藍點笛鯛
Max Length	80 cm TL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	海雞母、大花臉、花鰱(臺東)、厚唇(澎湖)、紅厚唇(澎湖)、黃雞母(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Coromandel; Pondicherry; and Malabar, India; Java, Indonesia
Synonyms	Diacope alboguttata, Diacope caeruleopunctata, Diacope coeruleopunctata, Diacope revulina, Diacope rivulata, Diacope rivulina, Diacope sinal, Lutianus rivulatus, Lutjanus rivalatus, Lutjanus rivuturus, Lutjanus virulatus, Mesoprio myriaster, Mesoprion myriaster ...all 15..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1828 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055496. ASIZP0055755. ASIZP0059027. ASIZP0059333. ASIZP0059552. ASIZP0065976. ASIZP0065979. ASIZP0066132. ASIZP0066482. ASIZP0066488. ASIZP0079999. ASIZP0800756. ASIZP0800757. ASIZP0801891. ASIZP0801892. ASIZP0801893. ASIZP0807313. ASIZP0910756. ASIZP0910757. ASIZP0911891. ASIZP0911892. ASIZP0911893. ASIZP0917313. FRIP01313. FRIP03075. FRIP20137. FRIP21294. NMMBP00637. NMMBP00663. NMMBP01160. NMMBP02391. NMMBP02418. NMMBP06470. NMMBP08504. NMMSTP00520. NTMP0299. NTUM02301. ...List all 41 records...
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2016-01-27,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Scribbled snapper; Speckled snapper; Yellowfin snapper; Blubberlip snapper; Blue-spotted seaperch; Maori snapper; Maori seaperch
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body very deep. Dorsal profile of head steeply sloped; preorbital bone broad, about twice the eye diameter; preopercular notch and knob moderately developed; vomerine tooth patch crescentic, without a medial posterior extension; tongue smooth, without teeth. First gill arch with 17 or 18 gill rakers, of which 11 or 12 (including rudiments) on lower limb. Lips greatly thickened in adults. Dorsal fin with X spines and 15 or 16 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 soft rays; posterior profile of dorsal fin rounded; posterior profile of anal fin distinctly pointed; caudal fin truncate or slightly emarginate; pectoral fins with 17 rays. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Head with numerous undulating blue lines. Juveniles with a series of 3 to 8 brown bars on sides and a chalky-white spot, with a broad blackish margin, present below anterior soft dorsal ray. Large adults brownish to grey with small white spots and fine striations on the head
habitats	Occasionally encountered in coral reefs or shallow inshore flats. Found singly or in small groups. Adults on deep coastal slopes; juveniles on shallow algae-reef flats, often near freshwater run-offs. Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and benthic crustaceans.
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to Tahiti, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. It is a common species in Taiwan and present in all coastal waters.
Utility	An excellent food fish. Marketed fresh; live fish markets in Hong Kong