Taiwan Fish Database

Scientific Name

Paracaesio caerulea

Pronounce

by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS

Author

(Katayama, 1934)

Depth

1 - 100M

Chinese

藍色擬烏尾鮗

Poisonous Fish

Family_Chinese

笛鯛科

Economic Fish

Yes

Family

F370　Lutjanidae

Edible Fish

Yes

Chinese In Mainland China

青若梅鯛

Max Length

50 cm

Aquarium Fish

Common Name

青雞仔、大貢仔

Distribution in World

Japan to Taiwan

Distribution in Taiwan

East、West、South、North、Greeb IS.

Habitats

Coral、Benthos、Coastal

Holotype Locality

Tokyo fish market, Japan

Synonyms

Paracaesio caeruleus, Vegetichthys caeruleus

Reference

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)

Masao Katayama 1934

沈世傑編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993

Specimen List

NMMBP05005. ...List all 44 records...

Barcode

2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%

2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%

2016-01-26,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%

2016-01-27,HAN-YANG,CO1,100%

Common Name

Japanese snapper

Redlist Status

Not in IUCN Redlist

Characteristic

Body moderately slender, fusiform. Eye large; snout short, about equal to, or shorter than eye diameter; interorbital space convex; upper and lower jaws about equal, with small villiform teeth in bands; maxilla scaleless; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (including rudiments) 19 or 20. Dorsal fin with X spines and 10 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 soft rays; dorsal and anal fins scaleless; pectoral fins long, reaching level of anus, with 16 rays; caudal fin moderately forked or lunate. Scales moderate-sized, about 47 to 50 in lateral line. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Back and sides blue becoming whitish or silvery ventrally; the dorsal and caudal fins pale yellow; the other fins whitish or translucent.

habitats

Occurs over rocky bottoms at depths exceeding 100 m.

Distribution

known only from southern Japan, Taiwan and the Chesterfield Islands. It is a common species in Taiwan except western part.

Utility

An important foodfish. Marketed fresh.