Scientific Name	Symphorus nematophorus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1860)	Depth	1 - 50M
Chinese	曳絲笛鯛	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	笛鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F370　Lutjanidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	絲條長鰭笛鯛
Max Length	100 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	赤筆仔、鐵汕婆(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Celebes
Synonyms	Glabrilutjanus nematophorus, Lutianus nematophorus, Lutjanus nematophorus, Mesoprion nematophorus, Paradicichthys venenatus, Symphorus forsteri, Symphorus taenilatus, Symphorus taeniolatus, Symporichthys nematophorus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  P. Bleeker 1860 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055636. ASIZP0055986. ASIZP0067343. ASIZP0802488. ASIZP0802812. ASIZP0912488. ASIZP0912812. FRIP00661. NMMBP04215. NMMBP06375.
Common Name	Chinaman fish; Chinaman snapper; Chinamanfish; Chinaman-fish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately deep, laterally compressed. Eye located well above mouth. Deep groove running obliquely downward from eye to anterior nostril or a little beyond. Nostrils on each side of snout not very close together.Mouth terminal, jawsalmost equal. Premaxillae protrusible. Maxilla reaching vertical through about middle of eye. Teeth in jaws in narrow bands, with the outer teeth enlarged; canine teeth present at anterior end of upper jaw; vomer toothless; tongue with a patch of granular teeth. Maxilla without scales or longitudinal ridges. First gill arch with 4 to 6 gill rakers on upper limb, 10 to 15 on lower limb (total 15 to 21). Dorsal fin continuous, notched slightly near junction of spinous and soft portions; with X spines and 14 to 17 soft rays; one or more anterior soft rays of dorsal fin produced into long filaments in juveniles; caudal fin emarginate. Tubed lateral-line scales 50 to 56. Juveniles whitish along lower half of the body from below eye level. Young with bright blue stripes on yellowish sides; brown back. Adults yellowish brown to reddish. Sometimes show faint vertical barring. Numerous blue lines along scale-rows that are brightest in sub-adults.
habitats	Inhabits coral reefs from shallow water to depths of at least 50 m. Occurs solitarily. Feeds mainly on fishes.
Distribution	Western Pacific from Ryukyu Islands to the Indo-Australian Archipelago. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	An excellent food fish, but in Queensland it is considered dangerous due to the chance of ciguatera poisoning. Frequently seen in markets.