Blueline Gindai

Interorbital space slightly convex. Preorbital depth 7.0 to 8.0 times in head length. Pectoral fins long, reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. The upper part of the head reddish; the back mainly yellow; the sides and belly silvery, sometimes pinkish; body with very many bright blue spots and vermiculations. The dorsal and caudal fins yellowish.

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8

Occurs over rocky bottoms (Ref. 55) of the continental shelf and continental slope (Ref. 75154). Feeds on small fish, crustaceans and squids (Ref. 55).

Adults are found over rocky bottoms. They feed on small fishes, crustaceans and squids.

fisheries: minor commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family

分布於印度-太平洋區，西起非洲東岸，東至社會群島，北至日本南部，南迄新加勒多尼亞。台灣主要分布於南部及東部海域。

味美之食用魚。一般以深海一支釣捕獲。煎食或煮湯皆宜。

體呈長紡錘形而略高；標準體長約為體高之2.6-3.0倍。兩眼間隔平扁。眼前方無溝槽。下頜突出於上頜；上頜骨末端延伸至眼中部的下方；上頜骨無鱗。上下頜骨具帶狀齒，外列齒擴大，前方數齒呈犬齒狀；鋤骨具三角形齒帶且其後方無突出部；腭骨亦具齒帶。鰓耙數17-22。體被中小型櫛鱗，背鰭及臀鰭上均裸露無鱗；側線完全且平直，側線鱗數58-66。背鰭硬軟鰭條間無深刻；背鰭與臀鰭最末之軟條皆略為延長而較前方鰭條長；背鰭硬棘X，軟條10-11；臀鰭硬棘III，軟條8；胸鰭長約等於頭長；尾鰭深叉。體粉紅色，體背有3-4個黃色大斑，體側有藍色小斑駁及蠕蟲狀紋。背鰭、尾鰭及胸鰭鮮黃色或淡黃色；腹鰭及臀鰭色淡。依據 Nelson(1994)將其置於笛鯛(Lutjanidae)科中的濱鯛亞科(Etelinae)。本屬全世界計11種，台灣目前發現7種。

主要棲息於近海水深約70-350公尺岩石底之海域。獨自游動或聚集小群。主要以小魚、甲殼類及烏賊為食。

Occurs over rocky bottoms. Feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and squids.

Known from seamounts and knolls