TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Lutjanidae
Genus Etelis
Etelis radiosus Anderson, 1981

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)

Character:

Body slender and elongate. Head small, eye large; snout short slightly larger than eye diameter; interorbital space flat; lower jaw projecting; maxilla scaled, extending to below rear half of eye; both jaws with bands of small conical to canine teeth; vomerine tooth patch arch-shaped; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (including rudiments) 20 or 21. First dorsal fin with X spines and 11 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 soft rays; pectoral fins with 16 rays; dorsal and anal fin bases scaleless; caudal fin forked. Scale rows on back parallel with lateral line. Colour in mainly red, lighter on lower sides and belly.

Habitat:

Inhabits rocky bottoms at depths between about 90 and 200 m. Feeds mainly on fishes.

Distribution:

Widely distributed in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean from Samoa to Sri Lanka, and northward to southern Japan. It is found in eastern and southern Taiwanese waters.

Utility:

An important food fish, marketed fresh.

Name Code:

382095

IUCN Red List:LC

Marine