Scientific Name	Lutjanus stellatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Akazaki, 1983	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	星點笛鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	笛鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F370　Lutjanidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	星點笛鯛
Max Length	55 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	花臉、紅魚、白點仔、黃翅仔、厚唇(澎湖)
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Miyazaki, Japan
Synonyms	Lethrinus lentjan
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Akazaki, M. 1983 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055900. ASIZP0072787. ASIZP0072793. ASIZP0805459. ASIZP0805464. ASIZP0915459. ASIZP0915464. BPBMI23153. BPBMI23290. FRIP20430. FRIP21064. FRIP22381. NMMBP00643. NTMP0886. NTUM05664.
Barcode	2012-10-15,張家豪,CO1,100% 2012-10-15,張家豪,CO1,99%
Common Name	Star snapper; White-spotted snapper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body relatively deep. Dorsal profile of head moderately 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; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (including rudiments) 11 to 13, total rakers on first gill arch 16 to 19. Dorsal fin with X spines and 13 to 15 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 or 9 soft rays; posterior profile of dorsal and anal fins rounded; pectoral fins with 16 to 18 rays; caudal fin truncate or slightly emarginate. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally brown, slightly purplish, grading to yellowish brown or pale orange on belly. A longitudinal blue stripe runs from the snout to the opercle; a white spot is just above the lateral line below the first soft ray of the dorsal fin.
habitats	Occurs in the vicinity of coral and rocky reefs. Usually found solitarily or in small groups.
Distribution	Only found in the northwestern tropical and subtropical Pacific, from southern Japan southward to the vicinity of Hong Kong. It is found in western and southwestern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh.