Scientific Name	Variola louti   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	3 - 250M
Chinese	星鱠	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	側牙鱸
Max Length	83 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	朱鱠、過魚、石斑、粉條(澎湖)、花條(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Red Sea
Synonyms	Epinephelus louti, Labrus punctulatus, Perca louti, Serranus cernipedis, Serranus flavimarginatus, Serranus longipinna, Serranus louti, Serranus luti, Serranus melanotaenia, Serranus phaenistomus, Serranus punctulatus, Serranus roseus, Variola longipinna ...all 15..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Forsskål, P. 1775 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055377. ASIZP0055714. ASIZP0058437. ASIZP0058438. ASIZP0060648. ASIZP0064995. ASIZP0070332. ASIZP0070754. ASIZP0071092. ASIZP0076175. ASIZP0800284. ASIZP0804256. ASIZP0807090. ASIZP0910284. ASIZP0917090. FRIP01191. FRIP22385. NMMBP02388. NMMBP08670. NMMSTP00402. NTUM07492. USNM00170660. USNM00170715. USNM00325907.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2016-01-27,HAN-YANG,CO1,100%
Common Name	Yellow-edge lyretail; Yellow-edged lyretail; Coronation trout; Chameleon sea bass; Lunar-tailed rock-cod; Lunar tail cod; Lunartailed cod; Lyretail coral trout; Lunar-tailed cod; Lunar-tailed coral-trout; Lyretail grouper; Moontail seabass; Lunar-tailed r
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist   IUCN Group
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with IX spines ＆ 13 or 14 soft rays; anal fin with III spines ＆ 8 soft rays. pelvic fin abdomen; pectoral fin rounded; caudal fin lunate. the Ccpper ＆ lower lobes produced, about tuice ecngth of middle rays. Body covered with small ctenoid scales, lateral line scales 113-135.Body deep red to gray, body side with white spot. Dorsal, anal and pectoral fin posterior with width yellow margin; caudal fin with lunate yellow margin. Juveniles conspicuous by the white line over the snout.
habitats	Usually seen in clear-water areas at depths below 15 m, and prefers islands and offshore reefs rather than continental shores. Feeds mainly on fishes, and on crabs, shrimps and stomatopods. It is highly appreciated for the quality of its flesh. It may not
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to South Africa, eastward to the Pitcairn Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales, Australia. Not found in the Persian Gulf nor in Hawaii.
Utility	Commercial food and aquarium species.