Scientific Name	Erythrocles schlegelii   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Richardson, 1846)	Depth	100 - 350M
Chinese	史氏紅諧魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	諧魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F369　Emmelichthyidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	史氏紅諧魚
Max Length	72 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	紅鰱魚、紅肉欉仔、紅嘴唇仔、紅唇仔、紅魚仔、白肉蒜，紅肉蒜
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Emmelichthys schlegelii, Erythrichthys schlegelii, Erythrocles schlegeli
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Richardson, J. 1846 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0059509. ASIZP0063678. ASIZP0075273. ASIZP0080279. ASIZP0080280. ASIZP0700073. ASIZP0807413. ASIZP0807414. ASIZP0901271. ASIZP0917413. ASIZP0917414. FRIP20285. FRIP21531. NTUM04562.
Barcode	2016-04-06,Yung-Chieh,CO1,100% 2016-04-06,Yung-Chieh,CO1,100%
Common Name	Japanese rubyfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate,fusiform, slightly compressed, body depth 3.6 to 4.5 times in standard length. Upper and lower profiles of head nearly equally sloping and gently curved. Rear margin of opercle with 2 flat spines. Upper posterior margin of gill cavity with 2 fleshy papilla. Eye large. Mouth small; upper jaw toothless, but a single row of minute teeth on front of lower jaw; vomer and palatines toothless. Dorsal fin deeply notched, with XI-XII spines and 10-12 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 9-10 soft rays; caudal fin deeply forked. Mid-lateral region of caudal peduncle with a distinct ridge. Body and most of head covered with small finely ctenoid scales. Body and head generally reddish silvery, tinged with dark dorsally, brilliant silvery white with a pinkish tinge laterally and ventrally.
habitats	Inhabits the continental shelf area. Found to feed mainly on shrimp of the family Sergistidae and also on small mesopelagic fishes of the family Myctophidae, Astronesthidae and Paralepididae.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific, known only from Japan, Korea, Taiwan,Natal (South Africa), Kenya and Gulf of Oman. Reported from the central South China Sea. It is mainly found in northeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh.