Scientific Name	Lipocheilus carnolabrum   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Chan, 1970)	Depth	90 - 340M
Chinese	葉唇笛鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	笛鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F370　Lutjanidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	葉唇笛鯛
Max Length	70 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	厚唇仔、紅魚(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	South China Sea, ca. 145 km southeast of Hong Kong, 110-130m
Synonyms	Tangia carnolabrum
Reference	Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase( 2002)  Chan, W. L. 1970 Yoshino, T. etc. 1981 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0060576. ASIZP0070752. NMMSTP00698.
Common Name	Tang's snapper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately deep (38 to 42% of standard length). Mouth large, the upper jaw protruding when mouth is closed; adults with a thick, fleshy protrusion at anterior end of upper lip; maxilla without scales; anterior and posterior nostrils close together and to eye; interorbital space flattened to convex; vomer and palatines with teeth, vomerine tooth patch V-shaped, without a medial posterior extension; no teeth on tongue. Dorsal fin with X spines and 10 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 soft rays; dorsal and anal fins scaleless; last dorsal and anal soft rays not produced (shorter than penultimate rays); pectoral fins long, reaching beyond level of anus, with 15 or 16 rays; caudal fin moderately forked. Scales moderate-sized, about 48 or 49 in lateral line; scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Body back and upper part of head brown; yellowish or pinkish on sides; a silvery sheen on ventral portion of body.
habitats	Found over rocky bottoms of the continental shelf. Probably feeds on fishes and large invertebrates.
Distribution	Widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean, but known from relatively few localities including the Ryukyu Islands, South China Sea, Andaman Sea, and the northwestern portion of the Arabian Sea. It is very rare and only found in southern Taiwanese water
Utility	Marketed fresh or frozen.