Scientific Name
Paracaesio sordida  
Pronounce  
Paracaesio sordida梭地擬烏尾鮗
by: Kwang-Tsao Shao
Author Abe & Shinohara, 1962 Depth 5 - 200M
Chinese 梭地擬烏尾鮗 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 笛鯛科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F370 Lutjanidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 沖繩若梅鯛 
Max Length 48 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 雞仔魚、青尾鮗(臺東)、烏尾冬(澎湖) 
Distribution in World India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan South 
Habitats Deep Sea、Coral、Coastal  Holotype Locality Okinawa I., Ryukyu Is., Japan 
Synonyms Paracaesio soldidus, Paracaesio sordidus   
Reference 墾丁圖鑑(邵等, 1993)  Abe, T. etc. 1962 陳春暉 2004 
Specimen List FRIP20374. NMMSTP01002.  
Common Name Smallscale snapper; Dirty ordure snapper; Blue snapper 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Body moderately deep, fusiform. Eye large; snout short, about equal to, or shorter than eye diameter; interorbital space convex; upper and lower jaws about equal; both jaws with an outer series of well developed canine teeth and an inner band of small villiform teeth; maxilla scaleless; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (including rudiments) 19 to 22. Dorsal fin with X spines and 9 or 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 or 17 rays; caudal fin deeply forked. Scales small, about 68 to 73 in lateral line. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Overall dark purplish-brown to bluish; silvery or whitish on lower sides and belly; dorsal and caudal fins brownish to slightly yellowish, the other fins whitish to translucent. Juveniles a yellow to orange caudal fin.
habitats Occurs over rocky bottoms. Found in schools. Feeds on plankton. 
Distribution Widely distributed in the tropical lndo-Pacific from Gulf of Aqaba and East Africa to the Marquesas and Pitcairn, north to the Ryukyu Islands. It is mainly found in southern Taiwanese waters and Penghu Is.. 
Utility Usually marketed fresh.