Scientific Name	Lutjanus vitta   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)	Depth	10 - 70M
Chinese	縱帶笛鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	笛鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F370　Lutjanidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	畫眉笛鯛
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	赤海、赤筆仔、金雞魚、一巡兵(澎湖)、必周(澎湖)、黃記仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North、North East、PonFu、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Waigiu
Synonyms	Lutianus vitta, Lutjanus iita, Lutjanus lutjanus, Lutjanus vita, Lutjanus vittus, Mesoprion enneacanthus, Mesoprion ophuysenii, Mesoprion phaiotaeniatus, Serranus vitta
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；楊鴻嘉圖鑑 (金)  朱元鼎 編 1984 朱元鼎 編 1985 楊鴻嘉, 楊誠國 1990 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1993 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1995 楊鴻嘉, 張寶仁 1996
Specimen List	ASIZP0055866. ASIZP0056968. ASIZP0058831. ASIZP0065148. ASIZP0065873. ASIZP0067089. ASIZP0070418. ASIZP0071082. ASIZP0800833. ASIZP0801090. ASIZP0802321. ASIZP0804222. ASIZP0910833. ASIZP0911090. ASIZP0912321. ASIZP0914222. NMMBP04012. NMMBP04323. NMMBP04338. NMMBP04339. NMMBP04341. NMMBP04344. NMMBP04761. NTMP1023. NTMP1116. NTMP1254. NTMP1326. NTMP1329. NTUM00027Paratype. NTUM00944. NTUM00947. NTUM02135. NTUM03309. NTUM04175. NTUM04386. NTUM06908. NTUM07622. ...List all 42 records...
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Snapper; One-lined snapper; Brown stripe red snapper; Brownstripe red snapper; Brownstripe seaperch; Brown stripe snapper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately deep to relatively slender. Dorsal profile of head moderately sloped; preorbital width about equal to eye diameter; preopercular notch and knob poorly developed; vomerine tooth patch triangular with a medial posterior extension or diamond-shaped; tongue with a patch of granular teeth; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (including rudiments) 9 to 12, total rakers on first gill arch 15 to 19. Dorsal fin with X spines and 12 or 13 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 or 9 soft rays; posterior profile of dorsal and analfins angular; pectoral fins with 15 or 16 rays; caudal fin slightly emarginate or truncate. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally whitish or pink with a yellowish brown to black stripe on the middle of the side. Juveniles and sub-adults with an intensely black mid-lateral stripe and an oval black spot, eye-sized or greater, lying in the middle of the stripe below last dorsal spines. Adults with yellow median fins
habitats	Inhabits the vicinity of coral reefs, also areas with flat bottoms and occasional low coral outcrops, sponges, and sea whips. Occurs singly or in groups of up to about 30 individuals. Feeds on fishes, shrimps, crabs and other benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-West Pacific from Seychelles, then southern India to New Caledonia and Gilbert Islands, extending northward to the Ryukyu Islands. It is found in western and northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh.