Scientific Name	Paracaesio stonei   Pronounce			by: Kwang-Tsao Shao
Author	Raj & Seeto, 1983	Depth	200 - 320M
Chinese	石氏擬烏尾鮗	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	笛鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F370　Lutjanidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	橫帶若梅鯛
Max Length	50 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	雞仔魚、烏尾冬(澎湖)、青雞仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Japan to Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	east coast of Beqa I., Fiji Is
Synonyms
Reference	墾丁圖鑑(邵等, 1993)  Raj, U. etc. 1983
Specimen List	NMMBP02332.
Common Name	Cocoa snapper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately deep. Eye large; snout short shorter than eye diameter; interorbital space slightly convex; lower jaw protruding slightly; both jaws with an outer series of well developed canine teeth, larger anteriorly, and an inner band of small villiform teeth; maxilla scaleless; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (including rudiments) 17 or 18. 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 emarginate. Scales moderate-sized, about 48 to 50 in lateral line. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Back and upper sides light brown, silvery on lower sides and belly; 5 brown, vertical bars on upper side; all fins grey to whitish except margin of dorsal fin and most of caudal fin yellow.
habitats	Occurs over rocky bottoms at depths between about 100 and 300 m.
Distribution	known only from off the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, northeastern Australia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa. It is rare and only found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial importance. The flesh is of good quality. Caught with deep handlines.