TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Lutjanidae
Genus Lutjanus
Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869)

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Synonyms：

Lutianus ehrenbergi, Lutianus ehrenbergii, Lutianus johni, Lutjanus ehrenbergi, Lutjanus ehrevbergi, Lutjanus oligolepis, Mesoprion ehrenbergii

Citation:

Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);

Fishbase( 2002)

Character:

Body moderately deep to somewhat slender. Dorsal profile of head moderately sloped; preorbital bone very narrow, its width about half of eye diameter; preopercular notch and knob poorly developed; vomerine tooth patch triangular, with a medial posterior extension; tongue with a patch of granular teeth; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (including rudiments) 14 or 15, total rakers on first gill arch 16 to 21. Dorsal fin with X spines and 13 or 14 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 or 9 soft rays; posterior profile of dorsal and anal fins angular or somewhat rounded; pectoral fins with 15 or 16 rays; caudal fin truncate or slightly emarginate. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Body back and upper sides dark brown; lower sides and belly whitish with a silver sheen; often a series of 4 or 5 narrow yellow stripes on sides below lateral line; a prominent round, black spot on back below posterior part of spinous portion of dorsal fin.

Habitat:

Inhabits very shallow coastal habitats, often in large schools near freshwater run-offs. Juveniles often intertidal. Feeds on small fish and invertebrates. May enter freshwater to feed.

Distribution:

Widespread in the Indo-West Pacific from the Solomon and Mariana Islands to East Africa. It is very rare and only found in northern Taiwanese waters and Penghu Is..

Utility:

Marketed mostly fresh.

Name Code:

382104

IUCN Red List:LC

Marine